Month: July 2011

Violent crime rampant in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

This cartoon appeared in El Diario on July 23, 2011. It portrays how violent crime is taking over the streets of beautiful Santa Cruz. Democracy is being shot by paid assassins (sicario) and narcos. This past week, a defense lawyer was shot in front of the Justice Palace; an alleged Brazilian sicario was detained. Unfortunately,…

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Bolivian miners demand urgent meeting with president

The FSMTB (Union Federation for Bolivian mining Workers) met and decided to declare in emergency and want to meet with the Bolivian president ASAP. Miners from public, private and cooperative sector are extremely worried about all the violent take overs they have been experiencing. According to one of their leaders, Cesar Lugo, they have declared…

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UN contradictory statements about Bolivia and marijuana

UN rep Cesar Guedes spoke today about marijuana crop being grown in Bolivia. At 20:01 in PAT, news program read a letter from the UN saying that there is no such statement (about marijuana); the letter said there is no program nor report about marijuana crop being grown in Bolivia. So, PAT reproduced both news. The…

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Failed negotiation TIPNIS – Bolivian government, MARCH is on!

Three newspapers report that as a result of the failed negotiations, TIPNIS indigenous groups will start marching towards La Paz on August 2, 2011. Cidob’s President Adolfo Chávez, said they couldn’t get an agreement with public officials from The Bolivian Roads Administrator (ABC) and the Vice-ministry of the Environment and Water, as reported by El Deber. http://www.eldeber.com.bo/2011/2011-07-22/vernotaahora.php?id=110722181552 La…

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Today: New road blockade between La Paz – Oruro

Today, citizens from Calamarca (famous for its colonial beautiful paintings) have decided to blockade the road between La Paz and Oruro. They are demanding that their mayor Yesin Luin Mamani, be freed. Mamani faces trial since January this year. He was found with two kilograms of cocaine and charged for that alleged felony. Blockaders affirm it was a setup and demand…

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