To be or not to be… that is the question! Like that, current Bolivian government appears to be confused. Yesterday, former minister of the Presidency, Juan Quintana (currently head of a recently created institution which aims at controlling the international boundaries of Bolivia but sits very close to Santa Cruz city) said that USAID should be expelled from the country. Today, Minister…
Day: August 25, 2011
TIPNIS negotiation/dialogue underway! 16:16 hrs 8/25/11
Bolivian government and TIPNIS leaders have decided to go ahead with the dialogue! The indigenous groups do expect that more ministers (9) join the talks to lead the discussion tables that were created (6) to discuss/evaluate the 16 points the groups are asking the government. http://www.paginasiete.bo/2011-08-25/Nacional/Destacados/Destacados_019.aspx The indigenous group does want current Bolivian president to come to the dialogue,…
Bolivian TIPNIS negotiation with the government UPDATE, 13:22 hrs
UNITEL and PAT news reported on their midday programs that the TIPNIS indigenous group and other indigenous organizations are waiting a reply from the government to their demands. TIPNIS leaders said they do not want the government to continue with their accusations; they want eight more ministers to come to meet with them along with…
Bolivia’s poor fiscal budget execution during 2010
As you can see in Pagina Siete’s report (Aug 25, 2011), Bolivian public sector lack of expenditures is growing over the years, as the red columns show for 2008 to 2010. The chart above that graph lists: central government (36.6%), departmental governments (20.7%), municipalities (30.6%) and other public institutions (percentages in parenthesis represent current budget execution). Between 2008…
Bolivian TIPNIS protest walk, avatar and cell phones…
This cartoon portrays the protest walk of the TIPNIS indigenous people, La Prensa, August 25, 2011. The “government” says: “beware, almost all of them are heavily armed with cell phones!!” in reference to the phone calls that the government said took place between some of those marching leaders and officials of the US Embassy in…
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