BOLIVIA

Bolivia to eradicate coca crops in protected areas

Published on: January 13, 2024
01:00

La Paz, Jan 13 (Prensa Latina) The Joint Task Force (FCT) eradicated in 2023 some 10,302 hectares of illegal coca crops, and is preparing its total eradication in Bolivia's protected areas, an official source said.

Coca industrialization plant in Bolivia at an advanced stage

Published on: January 12, 2024
00:15

La Paz, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) The industrialization plant of coca leafs and other medicinal plants hover around 80 percent of its construction in Sacaba, a municipality in Cochabamba, Antonio Quiroz, technical manager of the state-owned company Kokabol, said.

Bolivia in solidarity with Ecuador, asks to regionalize war on drugs

Published on: January 10, 2024
10:35

La Paz, Jan 10 (Prensa Latina) The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, deplored in his social networks the acts of violence occurred on Tuesday in Ecuador and urged to regionalize the battle against drug trafficking and organized crime.

Bolivia: ANH reports over 500K unlawful fuel litters in three months

Published on: January 9, 2024
17:20

La Paz, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Some 20 vehicles illegally loaded more than 500,000 liters of fuel in three months, Germán Jiménez, executive director of the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), told the press.

Bolivia supports South Africa’s application against Israel

Published on: January 8, 2024
14:54

La Paz, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Bolivia joined on Monday a group of countries that back an application by South Africa to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding Israel for genocide against the Palestinian people.

Certainty in Bolivia over binational bridge with Brazil

Published on: January 6, 2024
12:20

La Paz, Jan 6 (Prensa Latina) The department of Beni is grateful today for the certainty offered by President Luis Arce on the construction of the bridge over the Mamoré River, which will link Bolivia with Brazil.

Residents of La Paz apply water purification measures in the face of heavy rains

Published on: January 4, 2024
10:00

La Paz, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) Approximately 10,000 water purification pills are being used by residents of the municipality of La Asunta, in La Paz, as preventive measure by the Ministry of Health in response to the floods caused by the continued rains.

Alert against increase of Covid-19 cases in Bolivia

Published on: January 3, 2024
10:34

La Paz, Jan 3 (Prensa Latina) Bolivians continue today to be concerned about the increase in the number of cases of Covid-19, which in the last week of 2023 reached 1,933 infected, equivalent to 128 percent compared to the previous seven days.

Bolivia reports 147 deaths during New Year’s holidays

Published on: January 2, 2024
12:08

La Paz, Jan 2 (Prensa Latina) The General Commander of Bolivian Police, Alvaro Alvarez, on Tuesday said that 147 people died during the New Year's holidays, while the armed forces reported as many as 1,500 traffic crashes.

Bolivia to commemorate 65th anniversary of Cuban Revolution

Published on: December 31, 2023
14:49

La Paz, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) On the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution, the Bolivian television channel ATB will broadcast, on January 1, the documentary "Lo Primero que hay que salvar" (The First to Be Saved), by filmmaker Santiago Rony Feliú.

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