After a 24 hour strike in Oruro, and similar measures to be implemented in Potosi, there are appears to be hope of a solution: a presidential offer! That is what Potosi leader Celestino Condori, President of the Civic Committee believes. After a five-hour meeting, Potosino leaders and governmental officials in the Presidential Palace, current president made an offer: to…
Month: September 2011
Briefs: TIPNIS; 17,000 Argentinian stolen cars in Bolivia
TIPNIS: After five attempts, the government and the marching group are starting dialogue in the middle od tension. The meeting is scheduled to initiate at 10am today. http://www.paginasiete.bo/2011-09-03/Nacional/NoticiaPrincipal/02Esp01030911.aspx Argentinian stolen vehicles: Remember there were over 128,000 vehicles that entered Bolivia illegally and later on were legalized by current government? Well, at least 17,000 stolen cars came from Argentina, now…
Uncontrolled Fires in Bolivian lowlands
Bolivian “traditional slush and burn” practices inevitably lead to uncontrolled fires like the one you see above (El Deber, overflight of northern agricultural land in Santa Cruz.) Those questionable fires are a result of the belief that it is an inexpensive way to clear new and old land for agriculture. At least 40 municipalities report…
TIPNIS demands apologies from visiting ministers…
Prior to the start-up of the “working tables,” some indigenous leaders demanded from the visiting governmental ministers to apologize. As reported by El Deber in its website, mentioning also information delivered by Panamericana radio. The indigenous protest walk group wants the government to apologize publicly, in front of the more than a thousand “marchers,” apologies should be…
Government good move: initiate “TIPNIS” dialoque
Both El Deber website and PAT noon program reported that the government has decided to send five ministers to seek dialogue; the indigenous marching groups have accepted. The only discrepancy is that in PAT one of the leaders spoke of different ministers… however, El Deber and final note from PAT coincide with the following list: Public Works,…
Bolivian politics reached Twitter!! …at last!! ^_^
This cartoon is from El Dia, the taller figure is former Vice president and after that President of Bolivia, historian and journalist Carlos Mesa, the smaller figure represents current Government minister and former Director of the Human Rights in Bolivia, Sacha Llorenti (the size of each of them is metaphorical, in line with prestige and accomplishments.) Yesterday,…
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