El Diario reports: Use of used clothing is dangerous to the health • A physician who specializes in dermatology warned that the use of used clothing can cause damage to the skin due to lack of adequate disinfection. Even these clothes could transmit Ebola virus. The use of used clothing can cause skin damage and health…
Month: October 2014
ART EXHIBIT ON DISCRIMINATION
La Prensa reports: COLLECTIVE SHOWS ART EXHIBIT ON DISCRIMINATION In order to show discriminatory attitudes that are also a form of passive exercise violence, the group of muralists called Patunka Octubre will express these behaviors through their artwork. [picture was obtained when searching for “Bolivia discrimination pics”] The exhibition will be inaugurated today at the…
LLAMA LEATHER IS MORE RESISTANT THAN CATTLE
Reports La Prensa: CURRENTLY THERE ARE SOME 20 MILLION HEADS OF CAMELIDS LLAMA LEATHER IS MORE RESISTANT La Paz. The Llama leather is 15 times more resistant than those of cattle, said Roberto Mustafa, general manager of Curtiembre Andina [Andina Tannery]. In an interview with the newspaper Cuero Noticias [Leather News], Mustafa said that with…
In Santa Cruz, rio Los Negros is drying up
Leyla Mendieta reports for El Dia: Pampa Grande Municipality They report that Los Negros river is drying up Department. In 12 municipalities there is lack of water. Emergency state is analyzed. The rio Los Negros [Black River], in the town Pampa Grande is drying. Villagers say the situation worsened in the past two weeks. The…
Bolivia wins bronze at the South American Gymnastics Championship
El Dia reports: Bolivia as a team wins bronze The Bolivian delegation secured bronze in the category, team 9-10 years, the South American Gymnastics Championship which is carried out in Colombia. In this group that achieved the podium, consisted of Camila Alpire, Rafaela Delgadillo, Iris Salazar, Aranza Anzoategui and Natalia Ávila. While Francesa Genuzio started…
Bolivian ruling party insists on state-owned companies despite being non competitive, what a waste!
ABI is the state news agency of the ruling ochlocracy, reporting in El Deber: Bs15,000 million disbursed to state-owned enterprises The Central Bank of Bolivia disbursed that amount in loans to finance business projects to YPFB, ENDE, Comibol and Easba. YPFB accounted for 60%. The president of the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB), Marcelo Zabalaga…
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