BOLIVIA

Bolivian authorities curb smuggling of 18,000 kilograms of pork

Published on: November 20, 2024
17:19

La Paz, Nov 20 (Prensa Latina) The Strategic Operational Command for the Fight against Smuggling (CEO-LCC) confirmed the seizure of two vehicles laden with 18,000 kilograms of pork bound for Peru on Wednesday.

School dropout bonus payment reaches final stage in Bolivia

Published on: November 20, 2024
11:28

La Paz, Nov 20 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian authorities recalled that the payment of the Juancito Pinto Bono against school dropout enters its final phase, and urged parents to make its collection in jurisdictions such as La Paz.

Bolivia launches Cuba solidarity campaign

Published on: November 18, 2024
15:49

La Paz, Nov 18 (Prensa Latina) Under the slogan “(…) we are all Cuba,” the Bolivian Movement of Solidarity with Cuba launched a campaign on Monday to raise funds to mitigate the effects of recent natural disasters.

Bolivia voices solidarity to Cuba at Ibero American Summit

Published on: November 16, 2024
12:45

La Paz, Nov 16 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia's Deputy Foreign Minister Elmer Catarina ratified his country's solidarity with Cuba and deplored the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States on the island, at the 29th Ibero-American Summit which recently wound up in Ecuador.

Documentary premiere in Bolivia honors Palestinian independence

Published on: November 15, 2024
09:34

La Paz, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) The Ukamau Group Foundation of Bolivia will host in this capital, the premiere of the documentary The Root of the Olive on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the proclamation of the independence of Palestine.

Constitutional ruling disqualifies Evo Morales as MAS leader

Published on: November 15, 2024
07:36

La Paz, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) A constitutional ruling disavows Evo Morales as leader of the Movement for Socialism-Bolivian Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples (MAS-IPSP) after the Ordinary National Congress of the party last May.

Police raid home of Evo Morales’ former minister

Published on: November 14, 2024
16:32

La Paz, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian police forces on Thursday raided the home of former Minister of Evo Morale's Presidency Juan Ramon Quintana, (2006-2010, 2012-2017, and 2019-2019), who has been charged after leading 24 days of road blockades that isolated Cochabamba.

Bolivia holds workshop to dispel myths about nuclear energy

Published on: November 13, 2024
08:30

La Paz, Nov 13 (Prensa Latina) Aiming to dispel myths and prejudices, the Bolivian Nuclear Energy Agency (ABEN) and the Russian corporation Rosatom will hold a workshop for journalists entitled "Information Management on Nuclear Issues".

Bolivian troopers on the hunt for arsonists

Published on: November 12, 2024
16:00

La Paz, Nov 12 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian Deputy Minister of Civil Defense, Juan Carlos Calvimontes, confirmed today that soldiers are patrolling the town of Ixiamas, north of La Paz, after identifying signs of fires, despite a ban on burning.

Foreign minister represents Bolivia at COP29

Published on: November 12, 2024
15:22

La Paz, Nov 12 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian Foreign Minister Celinda Sosa is heading the Bolivian delegation that is participating in the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. “On behalf of our President Luis Arce, we begin our participation in #COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, with the aim of bringing Bolivia's voice to respect and implement the decisions we have agreed upon in the past regarding the climate crisis,” the foreign minister said on social networks.

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