Jorge Soruco writes for La Razon: “It is surprising that someone should notice Bolivian literature, almost invisible” Wilmer Urrelo – Bolivian writer won the Anna Seghers Literature Award 2012 which is given annually to a Latin American author and another German. The award is endowed with more than $10 thousand and will be delivered on…
Month: September 2012
Only in current Bolivia… what a shame of this political style!
Current Bolivian government continues to show it cares very little of laws and manipulates them at will. Estefany Claros Aldana reports for El Dia: Adriana Gil prepares an injunction to avoid suspension The opposition Deputy, from National Convergence (CN), Adriana Gil, announced that she is preparing a Constitutional Protection [Amparo Constitucional] to avoid being suspended,…
BOLIVIA MUST have CLEAR RULES and LEGAL CERTAINTY
An excellent article by El Diario, an excellent speech by IBCE’s president: IBCE demands legal certainty and clear rules The President of the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Commerce (IBCE), José Luis Landívar Bowles, stated that Bolivia private entrepreneurs may not plan their business strategies due to the uncertainty that exists in the country and called…
What to do with those Bolivian children who work dangerously?
An important finding that must be resolved ASAP. Marco Curi reports for El Dia: According to data from UNICEF in Bolivia There are 246 thousand children who do dangerous work Studies. UN proposes coordinated work with entrepreneurs. In Bolivia there are 246 thousand children and adolescents, which engage in hazardous work, according to data from…
TIPNIS: Chaparina without justice!!
This is an Editorial from El Deber: Chaparina without Justice A year after having happened, it is still present in the collective memory, the brutal repression in Chaparina against hundreds of men, women and children marching in defense of their territory against the construction of a road through the heart of the TIPNIS. In that…
What has made Santa Cruz so special and successful over 202 years?
The following paragraphs are excerpts from an article published in El Dia yesterday. Santa Cruz competitiveness’ results were published in an earlier post on September 20th, you can read about it using this link. These excerpts are interesting and describe even more Santa Cruz’s importance: From Marcelo Campos Velez article: Idiosyncrasies of the Santa Cruz…
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