El Mutun’s future is uncertain, thousand of jobs will continue to be non-existent and the dream of a metallurgy is fading away like a bad mirage. This cartoon is from Los Tiempos, May 9, 2012: Title: “Jindal is looking for a new contract on the Mutun” boy: “dad, is it fair or not that Jindal…
Month: May 2012
TIPNIS facing “dirty war” lets show our support!!
Current government continues to put pressure against the 9th protest-walk in defense of the TIPNIS, this cartoon is from El Dia, May 10, 2012: Title “how it costs to defend nature…” As you see the TIPNIS’ defenders uphill struggle (literally) while the police is restraining them; right behind them the coca growers with their relentless…
Remember the saying… “as stubborn as a …”?
Bolivia continues to face strikes, blockades and this behavior is chaotic, anarchic and damaging to our economy and daily lives; an excerpt follows of what was published by Pagina Siete: President Evo Morales insisted Thursday the construction of the Villa Tunari-San Ignacio de Moxos road that will cross by the TIPNIS; and that professionals and…
Spain to Bolivia: “have respect to our investments”
Could be diplomatically, could be just Spain, but it reflects how anyone would feel against someone who does not comply with agreements, someone who feels the world “owes” them so much, someone who has very little self-esteem. As reported by Pagina Siete: The Secretary of State for international cooperation and for Latin America of the…
Is this anarchy or what?
Unfortunately and progressively, we have become witnesses of the deterioration of our way of life, Los Tiempos reports: The rescue of three people taken hostage by herders of Mallku Khota is difficult; the villagers want Government authorities and the Bolivian Mining Corporation (Comibol) to be present in the site and also want the rescission of…
Hectic politics during May 2012…
At least three main nationwide conflicts and a very visible ongoing TIPNIS saga are the frustrating Bolivian showcase during the last six weeks or so: This is from Los Tiempos, April 25, 2012: kid: “in Chile, president Piñera has inaugurated a program called ‘one story per day’, to boost ‘lecture among children, preferably to be…
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