From The Irish Times by Tom Hennigan: The room where Michael Dwyer died More than five years after he was shot dead by police, Irishman’s mother and sister visit Bolivia to find out more about how and why he died. [for more pictures, go to the original link, at the bottom, thank you] They wore summer…
Month: September 2014
For Miners, Increasing Risk on a Mountain at the Heart of Bolivia’s Identity
An interesting article from The New York Times: For Miners, Increasing Risk on a Mountain at the Heart of Bolivia’s Identity By WILLIAM NEUMAN – September. 16, 2014 [to watch the video, please use this link] POTOSÍ, Bolivia — The silver in this mountain helped finance the Spanish empire. It created vast fortunes for some…
Bolivians should not surrender, we must put up a fight against the ruling coca grower!
Manfredo Kempff writes in El Deber: Put up a fight any way you can If there are only three weeks to the general elections and surveys have been frozen with most irrefutable victory by the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS), it is best not to look at them-nor believe surveys and even fight biting. If after…
What happened with the satellite that the masistas bought SO damn expensive?
While Bolivia has been, for the last nine years, under an unprecedented economic boom, we have suffered the worst possible government. Leaded by a coca grower leader who obeys/takes care of the illegal coca crop growers of the Chapare. There has been wastefulness of around $120 BILLION dollars and this is a tiny $300 million…
25% price fall of Santa Cruz soybeans, ton is priced at $340
El Diario reports: International prices on six basic food are down: 25% price fall of Santa Cruz soybeans, ton is priced at $340 The price of soybeans presented a downward trend during the last month as a result of a global oversupply and reduced Chinese demand for the oilseed. According to a cruceño producer, the…
Bolivia needs results/support to producers, not cheap demagogue!
Pagina Siete reports: REPORTING FOUR PROBLEMS Camelid producers have no market Camelid producers of La Paz department say that they lack market for marketing their products, so they prefer to take them to Peru. “We as camelid producers do not have a market. In the Province Franz Tamayo, near the border with Peru, the brothers…
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