Bolivian public safety failure and escalating crime rates

Over the years, public safety has decreased at an alarming rate! The worst happens in beautiful Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Not only drug trafficking has brought violence to our streets, drug addicts commit felonies and are obviously more violent. The cartoon from El Diario, January 9, 2012 portrays our sad and frustrating reality. Crime rates…

Bolivian Park Ranger, a passion not a simple job. Environment 101, January 2012

Pagina Siete had the excellent idea to publish the Tatiana Sanabria’s report about Bolivian Park Rangers’ commitment with biodiversity. In the picture, Marcos Uzquiano, when he was working at Madidi National Park, for full Spanish article, please use the link down below: Being a Park Ranger in Bolivia is a lifestyle. These sentinels of biodiversity take…

Bolivian ministers with very low acceptance

Pagina Siete makes public the results of a poll conducted by IPSOS, regarding public opinion’s on current government ministers acceptance, 45% voted “none of them”: When respondents were consulted by who is the “best” inside the Cabinet Minister of Evo Morales, 45% said that “none” and another 22% abstained from comment. None of the members…

Bolivia is exposed and is vulnerable to the international economic crisis

Los Tiempos issued a report that warns about the international economic crisis, despite the continuing positive governmental statements that our economy is “armored,” this article reflects on important information, for full Spanish article please use link below: More than the 55 percent of Bolivian exports has as destination countries that, if all forecasts are met,…

Current Bolivian Government management style

This cartoon is from El Diario, January 8, 2012. It portrays both current president and vice-president. The latter is placing a big eraser in the elbow of the former. The vice says: “with this heavy-duty eraser you will be able to erase [with the elbow] all the short laws you will sanction..” [with the hand]…