El Deber published a very interesting survey regarding Bolivians’ perceptions, it is a good way to understand how much have we changed or remain the way we remembered before leaving our beloved country… Corruption is what ashames most Bolivians SURVEY. Drug trafficking is also pointed out by the inhabitants of the nine capitals and El…
Month: August 2012
Bolivia: Internal and external conflicts are raging
On the day that we celebrate our independence, I chose this article from Los Tiempos, to remind us that only 3% of our 187 independent years have found us under this shocking and stressing lifestyle… but nonetheless have damaged the core of our nationality, the inner soul of our co-existence… Internal and external conflicts are…
Investments 101 – Mallku Khota: How to scare away private investment, by current Bolivian gov…
The following news from El Deber [using government’s official site ABI] and many cartoons from Bolivian press, reflect an undisputed reality: we can scare away the most loyal, fiercest investor, and so all needed employment for Bolivian households. Government seals reversal of Mallku Khota Hill The promulgation of Supreme Decree 1308 today [August 2, 2012]…
Serious environmental damage in Pilcomayo river basin
El Dia flags a serious environmental damage that not only affects indigenous habitants close to the Pilcomayo basin but also endangers our wildlife and economy. This is one issue that current government needs to tackle fast; get their facts straight, and even more if it is a “binational project” between Argentina and Paraguay; it is…
In Bolivia: All is predetermined
Jose Gramunt de Moragas (Jesuit priest), a very well-known journalist in Bolivia, Director of ANF (one of the best and serious news agency that Bolivia has), writes in La Razon: All is predetermined Nine times the real natives of the TIPNIS wanted to reach an agreement with Mr. President What with the mania of the…
Current Bolivian gov bullies and the last elected Governor from the opposition that holds office
News like these continue to undermine our democracy and is a clear sign of the style and drive that rules the political party in power, lead by a majority of illegal coca growers. Los Tiempos and El Diario report: Los Tiempos: They ratify that Costas will not be suspended The new President of the Constitution…
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