Month: June 2011

Russian Ambassador refused to sign an agreement in Tarija

Am I joking? unfortunately NOT!! As a result of an obvious lack of communication, let alone coordination. Russian Ambassador Leonid Golubev, at a meeting with Tarija’s Governance, refused to sign a Letter of Intent. Golubev said that contents were not agreed before with the Governor’s Office of Tarija. The cooperation asked was far and beyond what the…

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Mines taken by force end up paying no taxes

Remember this past week of the violent take over of Barrosquira’s mine, Sayaquira? Well, reports on those mines that were taken by force, state that they are a result of conflicting interpretation of the Mining Law and the right of indigenous groups over natural resources. The following article states that mines taken illegally end up not paying taxes and…

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Heavy load transport will not go on strike this Monday

The Bolivian Chamber of Transport (CBT) will not go on strike this Monday. The rest of the public transport nationwide, continues with the strike and probable blockades of streets and roads. This Chamber is currently negotiating with the government inside a committee that was created with the participation of both. So, pending that negotiation the CBT…

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National public transport strike confirmed for this Monday, June 20

It is 20:04, Friday, June 17 and local TV reports that the national strike is confirmed. The public transportation unions, included heavy load trucks will stop working as of zero hours this coming Monday. Here in Santa Cruz, there are also threats that streets and roads will be blocked (and probably that will happen countrywide). So,…

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