Juan Antonio Morales, PhD who served 11 years as President of the Central Bank of Bolivia was sent to jail yesterday, as a result of a trial that questions bonuses paid out of “reserved expenses” in previous governments. Another 15 former public officials are also being scrutinized. Morales, one of the best economists Bolivia has,…
Month: September 2011
Bolivian TIPNIS protest walk to continue, despite threats and insults!
Negotiations with the government reached a point where there were no results for the indigenous group; the vice-president of the TIPNIS Marching Committee, Jenny Suarez said she did not understand why current Bolivian president does not come to talk where the group is, but goes to talk with coca growers. The 1,890 people who are…
TIPNIS seeks dialogue with president and others…
This cartoon is from El Diario, the marching group (CIDOB, TIPNIS, CONAMAQ) is knocking at the door of current president; an inside voice says “I’m not here!…” The indigenous group has been consistently asking for the president’s presence in the site where the protest walk group was resting. So far, government officials and some congressmen…
Main Bolivian cities support TIPNIS!
Pagina Siete reports a survey made to 800 individuals in main Bolivian cities (Santa Cruz, La Paz, El Alto, Cochabamba); survey was done by Captura Consulting, it reflects Bolivian society views with regard to the TIPNIS conflict. The first question asks: “Do you believe the president did right or wrong by resisting to dialogue in person with the…
Univision + Bolivia = narcotraffick
Los Tiempos posted this news in its website today at 16:01 hours. It is about a TV program that was released Last week, by Univision (Mexico). The program revealed how the narcotraffick has impacted Bolivian society and its government [Keep in mind that police general René Sanabria, who was in charge of the fight against drugs, is facing trial in a US court in Florida, for…
Fire and coca against Bolivian environment
This cartoon is from La Razon, September 6, 2011. As you know, uncontrolled fires are polluting Bolivian air. The cartoon reads above “heat spots” Between the animals talking you can read “Forestry Reserve, El Chore” The toucan says “I can see the coca growers are protecting the forest from the loggers” and the monkey replies…
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