JIndal on its way out and Bolivia left with uncertainty over this extremely important activity for our economic development. http://www.moneycontrol.com reports: Jindal warns it may scrap $2 bln Bolivia project India’s Jindal Steel & Power (JSPL) said on Saturday it was making plans to scrap a $2.1 billion steel project in Bolivia, saying the Bolivian government had…
Month: June 2012
Narcotrafficking amongst us Bolivians!
A serious call for attention, an editorial from Los Tiempos: Narco-trafficking amongst us The danger of falling into a kind of passivity and collective condescension is as large as the involving drug trafficking itself and its sequels A series of news widely reported during the last days in the mainstream media, although overshadowed by other…
Bolivia accused of “abduction of State” by American prisoner
This unbelievable news appeared in El Deber: They accuse Bolivia of “abduction of State” by American prisoner Defenders and relatives of American Jacob Ostreicher, imprisoned in Bolivia without charge from a year ago, today accused the Government of Evo Morales’ “abduction of State” and condemned the passivity of the USA on the case. The wife…
Bolivian Senator Roger Pinto political asylum UPDATE
From Pagina Siete: The Vice-Chancellor Alurralde received information on Wednesday [6/6/12] Brazil confirmed to Bolivia that granted asylum to Senator Pinto The Brazilian Government position reiterated to the Bolivian Foreign Ministry that a safe-conduct be handed in to the Pando Senator, which is necessary to get out of the country. Pagina Siete / La Paz…
TIPNIS protest-walk update: Tension in Caranavi, June 8, 2012
This brave group continues to fight for their territory and our National Parks’ integrity. This report is from El Deber: TIPNIS March tension while entering Caranavi The entrance of the marchers of the TIPNIS group to Caranavi municipality in La Paz, caused tension between villagers and coca producers supported by settlers and women of the…
Bolivian Senator Roger Pinto gets political asylum from Brazil
We live under democracy and yet we have to seek political asylum… Senator Roger Pinto was awarded Brazilian protection and that is a compelling evidence that something is really going wrong inside Bolivian democracy. On top of that, the OAS General Assembly ‘advised’ candidly and in a demeaning way that Bolivia needs to seek dialogue…
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