Anahi Cazas reports for Pagina Siete: ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS ARAKAENDAR BE PRESENTED IN THIS COUNTRY Baroque music from the chiquitania region will perform in the US The cast, led by Father Piotr Nawrot, will release two repertoires in the cities of Miami, Washington and New York. The orchestra and chorus of Bolivia’s baroque music missionary,…
Month: February 2015
Is Bolivia going to frack ‘Mother Earth’?
David Hill reports for The Guardian: Is Bolivia going to frack ‘Mother Earth’? First steps towards producing shale gas meet with increasing concern among Bolivian civil society. The momentum is building. Bolivia’s state oil and gas company YPFB announced in early 2013 it would begin studies to identify shale gas deposits, and in November that…
Bolivia private sector without agreement on salary increase for 2015
La Prensa reports: DIFFERENCES PRIVATE WITHOUT AGREEMENT ON SALARY The Confederation of Private Employers of Bolivia (CEPB) noted that they don’t know about the wage increase proposal submitted by the industry and asks that the negotiations on this issue be tripartite. The president of the organization that brings together the private sector, Daniel Sanchez, said…
Costa Rica will advise us, on geothermal energy
AFP/ San Jose reports for Pagina Siete: MISSION ARRIVES IN LA PAZ Costa Rica will advise on geothermal energy Costa Rica Energy authorities will sign in Bolivia an agreement to support the South American country in developing its geothermal resources. Energy authorities from Costa Rica in Bolivia will sign an agreement to support the South…
Quinoa producers attend a German Fair: BioFach 2015
Quinoa news from http://www.hoybolivia.com: Quinoa producers manage business for more than Bs 150 million at a German Fair The president of the National Association of Quinoa Producers (ANAPQUI), Juan Crispin, said Thursday [02/19/2015] that business deals for more than Bs150 million were achieved at the international fair of production and marketing of organic products “BioFach…
About the long-awaited fiscal pact in Bolivia
An Editorial from El Diario about one of the top priorities in Bolivia’s development: About the fiscal pact Under this item the inescapable premise is that without this agreement, autonomy is not possible, even if it appears in the Constitution. The autonomous governments are not possible without the necessary resources. This pact since its start…
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