Halloween arrived Bolivia some years back, it is a holiday here to stay, despite some people who resent it as they do not considered it as part of our heritage. Of course, a heritage that is actually been contested by current political party in government. Which is also nothing new; there was a political populist party,…
Month: October 2011
Anti-money laundering & combating the financing of terrorism
This excerpt is from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF; GAFI in Spanish), a report made available back in June 2011, Bolivian performance follows: “The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is the global standard setting body for anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). In order to protect the international financial system from ML/FT…
Presidential duality?
El Diario cartoon (10/29/11) is eloquent!! Current Bolivian president and current coca grower leader of the six federations from the Chapare region is being handled like a kid who did something terribly wrong. As he holds the TIPNIS agreement he had to endure, the coca growers in the person of one of their leaders who…
Update on TIPNIS indigenous people whereabouts
As indigenous people are going back home, yesterday a group of them were beaten and assaulted, they lost the gifts that they received from the people during their protest walk, especially during their stay in La Paz city. With tears in their eyes, they accused people they believe were coca growers. I hope those alleged…
Bolivian Thoughts 