Anahi Cazas reports for Pagina Siete: FILM IS DIRECTED BY THE AMERICAN DAVID FINCHER The Bolivian singani shines in the film Gone Girl [perdida] by Ben Affleck The drink is marketed by Steven Soderberghse, who last year was captivated by the taste and now he sells in the USA. For several minutes, the American actor…
Month: October 2014
Fall in the price of gold results in laying off 185 miners, it is just starting…
Gregory Beltran reports for La Prensa: Inti Raymi gold, ABOUT TO SUSPEND OPERATIONS GOLD FALL LEAVES OUT in the STREET, 185 MINERS A total of 185 gold miners from the company Inti Raymi, Oruro, received letters of notice. Entrepreneurs told them that the decision to dispense with their services is due to the falling price…
La Espina, clothing linking Bolivian roots and international fashion
Ale Pau reports for Pagina Siete: La Espina, clothing linking Bolivian roots and international fashion The young designer Vania Rodriguez created a brand with a different vision. Her subtle designs are modern and lead in its seams more than stitches, carry details of Bolivian roots of who creates them. La Espina [thorn] is a women’s…
Is there a direct correlation between being THE coca grower leader and the cocaine “boom”?!
El Diario reports: Narcotraffick grows in the Amazon region • Task Force to Fight Drug Trafficking operations intensifies. The drug seized on Sunday at a ranch in Beni, came from Peru and was bound for Paraguay and Brazil. Peru remains in a state of emergency. Laboratories, planes and cocaine were found by members of the…
Bolivia and The Global Competitiveness Report 2014–2015
The World Economic Forum has issued its Global Competitiveness Report 2014–2015. The information regarding Bolivia follows: . . [If you notice the first six marks are a direct result of the coca grower’s government. They managed to isolate Bolivia from sustainable growth, scare away investors, impose quotas on the food industry, de-dolarization, a corrupt and large…
In Bolivia, one million women are heads of households
ANF reports in El Diario: In Bolivia One million women are heads of households A total of 987,852 women in Bolivia are heads of households, as evidenced by the official results of the 2012 Census, information that was highlighted by the National Statistics Institute (INE) to mark the “Day of the Bolivian Woman” in tribute…
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