Bolivia passes bill to end child marriages and protect minors

LA PAZ: Bolivia’s parliament has approved legislation to prohibit marriages and civil unions involving minors, aligning the nation with thirteen other Latin American countries that have already outlawed this practice. A 2014 law previously...

Even in Bolivia, indigenous life is under threat from many sides

One issue is gold mining. In the Bolivian Amazon, mercury is used to extract gold. But even though the gold mines are situated outside the protected area, at the Kaka River for example, four hours by boat from Asunción de Quiquibey, the mercury...

Vaca Muerta producing three times as much gas as Bolivia

The massive Vaca Muerta shale patch has reached a historic milestone: its daily production of natural gas is now at 90.96 million cubic metres – three times as much as neighbouring Bolivia’s 24.33 million. The fact symbolises a deep transformation...

New study shows the economic impact Arizona Wester College has on La Paz and Yuma County

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - According to a study done by "Lightcast," In the 2023-24 fiscal year Arizona Western College added almost $319.2 million to the income of both La Paz and Yuma County. "I’m very proud of the contributions we make to the...

La Paz food pantry receives boost through Great Pantry Makeover

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – La Paz, a local food pantry in Chattanooga, is receiving major support to help neighbors who may be struggling to put meals on the table. The pantry is part of the Food Lion Feeds Annual Great Pantry Makeover initiative...

Bolivia rejects U.S. drug trafficking report, questions its role as "unilateral judge"

LA PAZ, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Bolivia on Tuesday rejected the conclusions of a United States State Department report on drug trafficking and questioned Washington's role as a "unilateral judge." The United States is not a recognized body for...

Bolivia: Former President Morales warns on impunity over massacres

“The annulment of judicial proceedings against the coup plotters, ordered by the president of the Supreme Court of Justice, Romer Saucedo, and obeyed by judges without independence, constitutes a serious setback in the search for justice,” Morales...

Inmates riot at San Pedro prison in Bolivia over food allowances

Last updated: 28 minutes ago Prisoners climbed onto the roof holding pot lids and signs, shouting slogans about hunger as they called for better conditions. Authorities said the protest was triggered by delays in the payment of daily food...

Bolivia Bicentennial commemorative note not spendable

Banco Central de Bolivia has issued a colorful commemorative note, without denomination, marking that nation’s bicentennial. The note face, in shades of the national flag’s colors of red, yellow and green, features images of eight of the most...

Maria Teresa Mauri

Maria Teresa Mauri, beloved mother, sister, and grandmother, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 14, 2025 in Ogden, Utah. Teresa was born on May 21, 1948, in La Paz, Bolivia, to Maria Felicitas Peñaloza Valdez and Alberto Mauri Jimenez....

British Ambassador to Bolivia highlights strength of relations

Porter explained that the film is inspired by the homonymous work of Jane Austen, one of the most influential female authors in the history of British literature, whose 250th birthday, on December 17, 1775, is commemorated this year. The film was...

Graystone Eye’s Commitment to Care Reaches Bolivia

HICKORY — At Graystone Eye, our mission to preserve the gift of sight extends far beyond the walls of our clinics and surgery center. Through our nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, Graystone Eye Missions, and with the support of our physicians, we...

Eloro Resources Reports the Longest and Highest-Grade Tin Intersection Obtained thus far in Drilling at its Iska Iska Project, Potosí Department, Bolivia with 213.00 Metres Grading 0.51% Tin (Sn)

DSB-85, a step-out hole drilled 125m southwest of hole DSB-79 intersected a number of higher-grade tin and silver intervals: 38.26 g/t Ag over 22.50m, beginning at 58.50m, including 65.60 g/t Ag over 10.50m, beginning at 58.50m 68.36 g/t Ag over...

Mexico’s Independence Day Celebrations in La Paz

Governor Víctor Castro will lead La Paz’s Independence Day ceremony on September 15 at the State Government Palace, marking the 215th anniversary of Mexico’s independence. Thousands are expected to gather across from Chedrauion Isabel La Católica...

Bolivia Joins the Condemnation of US Violations to Venezuelan Sovereign Waters

Destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109), with 96 missiles and 380 marines, was used to assault the Venezuelan fishing boat “Carmen Rosa”: 21 meters, 9 unarmed fishermen. Photo: X September 14, 2025 Hour: 7:47 pm The Bolivian president Luis Arce said...

En su primera gran entrevista, el papa León XIV dice que está preocupado por “algunas de las cosas” que suceden en EE.UU.

Por Christopher Lamb, CNN El papa León XIV expresó su preocupación por “algunas cosas” que están sucediendo en Estados Unidos y reveló que rechazó el plan para hacer una versión de sí mismo basada en IA, en su primera gran entrevista desde su...

En una conferencia conjunta con Starmer, Trump dijo que Putin lo “decepcionó”

Por Christian Edwards y Betsy Klein, CNN El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, dijo este jueves que su homólogo de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, lo “decepcionó” durante las negociaciones para poner fin al conflicto en Ucrania, con lo que dejó en...

Brunswick County Sheriff's Office reports: Sept. 1-7

Sept. 1, 2025Simple assault — Monroe Lane, Bolivia. Breaking and/or entering — Cedar Hill Road, Navassa. Injury to real property — Cedar Hill Road, Navassa. Injury to personal property — Midway Road, Bolivia. Larceny of motor vehicle parts — Mt....

Enforcers snared in extortion scandal; Iloilo City traffic czar vows relentless purge

ILOILO City – The crackdown on rogue traffic personnel has intensified. A female enforcer was caught in an entrapment operation, the latest in a string of arrests that has put six more Iloilo City traffic aides under suspicion for extortion....

2 storms inside Philippine Area of Responsibility

MANILA, Philippines — Two tropical depressions – ‘Mirasol’ and ‘Nando’ – are inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), but the former would likely exit Thursday morning while the latter is seen to dump torrential rains in the coming...