Omar Véliz
Omar Véliz is the Minister of Education in Bolivia, who recently made headlines due to a criminal organization that used artificial intelligence to clone his voice in order to defraud individuals with false job promises. The criminals, operating from prison, managed to raise at least Bs 5 million from 19 victims by convincing them to make payments using his cloned voice.
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Omar Veliz, the Minister of Education, highlighted the significance of the accreditation for the health and lives of individuals.
Unifranz consolida liderazgo en salud: Medicina y Odontología obtienen acreditación Mercosur
Bolivia· 2025-09-17
Omar Veliz, the Minister of Education, announced the extension of the school management until December 5.
Ministerio de Educación prevé ampliar la gestión escolar hasta el 5 de diciembreBolivia· 2025-08-05Omar Veliz confirmed that students will resume classes on July 28.
Descenso de temperaturas en el reinicio de las clases escolares en Santa CruzBolivia· 2025-07-27
Omar Veliz confirmed that students will return to classes on Monday under a distance learning modality.
Santa Cruz: los escolares vuelven a las clases este lunes, pero bajo la modalidad a distanciaBolivia· 2025-07-24Omar Veliz confirmed that the school calendar for 2025 will be modified to ensure the established 200 days of classes.
Gobierno ajustará el calendario escolar ante ampliación del descanso pedagógicoBolivia· 2025-07-20
Omar Veliz is the Minister of Education who announced the extension of school vacations due to the measles outbreak.
Cuatro de cada 10 niños aún no han completado sus dosis contra el sarampiónBolivia· 2025-07-13
Omar Veliz is the Minister of Education who mentioned plans to meet to discuss the return of students to school.
La DDE ratifica ampliación de las vacaciones escolares por una semanaBolivia· 2025-07-11
Omar Veliz is the Minister of Education who announced the start of the school break.
¿Cómo estará el clima en el inicio de las vacaciones escolares en el resto del país?Bolivia· 2025-07-06Omar Veliz confirmed that the vaccination card will be a requirement for the return to classes due to the health emergency caused by the measles epidemic.
Sarampión: Exigirán el carnet de vacunación en el retorno a clasesBolivia· 2025-07-06Omar Veliz is the Minister of Education who emphasized the importance of vaccination for students.
¡Confirmado! Pedirán el carnet de vacunación para el reinicio de las clases escolaresBolivia· 2025-07-04
Omar Veliz informed that the winter school break is being advanced in Santa Cruz.
7 claves sobre el impacto del sarampión en BoliviaBolivia· 2025-06-25
Omar Veliz, the Minister of Education, announced the advancement of the winter break for schoolchildren in Santa Cruz due to a measles outbreak.
Sarampión en Santa Cruz: adelantan las vacaciones de invierno para los escolaresBolivia· 2025-06-25
Omar Veliz convened a meeting to adjust and redefine the winter vacation dates based on climate reports.
Educación: miércoles se reúne el comité para definir vacaciones invernalesBolivia· 2025-06-16Omar Véliz, the Minister of Education, requested departmental directors to evaluate changing the modality of classes due to blockades affecting education.
Denuncian que los conflictos afectan las labores educativas y el traslado de pacientesBolivia· 2025-06-06
Omar Veliz informed that the departmental directors have the authorization to grant tolerance in the entry and exit times of students due to the drop in temperatures.
Educación deja en manos de regiones aplicar tolerancia por el fríoBolivia· 2025-05-09Omar Véliz, the Minister of Education, informed about the issuance of an instructive for departmental directions to evaluate the situation regarding respiratory infections.
Educación: las direcciones distritales evaluarán el cambio de modalidad de las clases escolaresBolivia· 2025-04-25Omar Veliz is the Minister of Education who reported progress in dialogue with teachers.
Ministro de Educación asegura que 'hay avances' en el diálogo instalado con maestrosBolivia· 2025-04-24
Omar Veliz is the Minister of Education who was confronted by the teachers' leader.
Aprehenden a dos maestros por supuestas agresiones a policíasBolivia· 2025-04-23
Omar Veliz, the Minister of Education, criticized the mobilization of the teachers and stated that they are making poor decisions.
En medio de gasificaciones, maestros y policías se enfrentan en La PazBolivia· 2025-04-21Omar Veliz, the Minister of Education, questioned the mobilization of the teachers and considered that they are making bad decisions.
Maestros marchan por mayor presupuesto y el Gobierno cuestiona la protestaBolivia· 2025-04-21Omar Veliz is the Minister of Education who attended the meeting to discuss the impact of natural disasters.
Gobierno evalúa los desastres naturales para el auxilio de 200 municipios afectadosBolivia· 2025-03-23
Omar Veliz confirmed the issuance of the instructional for virtual classes in response to the crisis in Bolivia.
Ministerio de Educación oficializa el instructivo para clases virtuales o “tolerancia”Bolivia· 2025-03-13
Omar Véliz is the Minister of Education whose voice was cloned by criminals to commit fraud.
Cómo evitar ser víctima de estafas con voces clonadas por la IABolivia· 2025-02-19