Lidia Mamani reports for La Prensa: Bolivian rice loses markets The cause is the lack of development of a better quality product for export. Bolivia lost two international markets for rice, Chile and Brazil, as a result of the lack of development of a quality seed, said the President of the Rice National Council (ConArroz),…
Month: October 2012
Bolivian seven-year-old plays jazz like a pro!!!
This type of news lift our spirits, kudos to Jose Andres Montano [Montaño] Baina. He is from Totora, Cochabamba, Jose Andres certainly fits the criteria to be a proud member of The Hall of Bolivian Fame! Listen and watch him at this BBC report: Bolivian prodigy stuns jazz world at age of seven 16 October…
Only 24 of 177 Bolivian Foreign Ministry diplomats are professional
Pagina Siete reports: Just 13.5% of the staff was academically trained Only 24 of 177 Foreign Ministry diplomats are professional DATA as recorded on the lists of the central service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, officials with hierarchical positions are not career diplomats. Only 13.5% of the specialized personnel of the Ministry of foreign…
Remittances to Bolivia Outpace Investment by 2-1
From Remittances to Bolivia Outpace Investment by 2-1 LA PAZ – Bolivia received nearly $1.1 billion in remittances last year, more than twice the $507 in foreign direct investment going to the Andean nation, an economist with the Inter-American Development Bank said on Monday. The IDB’s Omar Zambrano said that money sent home by emigrants…
Current Bolivian piracy 101: a way of life that reproduces…
Are we resembling Somalia? Can we improve our living conditions or at least revert this??! El Deber reports: Piracy, a way of life which are reproduced Smuggling. There are 1,500 uniformed in Challapata. They seized 70 vehicles ‘Parrots’ are spies who warn the smugglers when troops of the Operating Customs Control (COA) are approaching. If…
Bolivian Gabriela Flores (Kirah Design) wins a Cartier award!!!
This is great and proud news for this Sunday! After the violence in Challapata, San German and stupid and useless remarks from current president to the US, this is certainly what we need! Pagina Siete reports: Gabriela Flores received a statuette and $20,000 A Bolivian won the Cartier Award between thousand entrepreneurs INITIATIVE she founded…
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