TIPNIS rejects gov’s intent to force the “prior consult” February 29, 2012

Los Tiempos reports: The TIPNIS sub-central delivered yesterday in La Paz a memorial to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) to request the suspension of the “prior” consultation that the Government prepares to achieve for the construction of the Villa Tunari-San Ignacio de Moxos road through the protected area. The Organization denounced the Executive sent commissions…

Bolivia and the USA will restore their Ambassadors, February 29, 2012

Pagina Siete and AFP report: Bolivia and United States took a decisive step to improve its deteriorating relations with the announcement of a forthcoming revival of ambassadors, main conclusion of the first meeting of a high-level Commission which launched a Convention binational framework. “In recognition of his decision to renew and advance relations, Bolivia and…

Evo Morales under the magnifying glass of Stratfor and WikiLeaks

This is shameful for all of us Bolivians, as he is our current president… the worst thing is that we all heard him speak those atrocities… and they do not stop, they keep on coming… it is incredible how little self-respect there is and no conscience of what is being said. Wikileaks just made this…

Sugar cane in Bolivia will experience a 20% increase from last year

Ivan Condori reports for La Razon, photo is from Angel Illanes: In the new harvest this year, which starts in May, it is expected to produce about 4.53 million tons (t) of sugar cane, which represents a growth of 20% over the 2011 harvest that reached 3.78 million. Sugar cane producers (Cañeros) say that upward volume…