Australian news report: Australians arrested in Bolivia accused of trying to board flight with explosives Natasha Christian and agencies [PLS, to watch video, use the link at the bottom ] Three Australians on the holiday of a lifetime were arrested at a Bolivian airport after explosives were found in one of their backpacks. Julian Giovanni…
Month: November 2015
Bolivian Amazon in peril: Study alerts about endangered species
El Diario reports: Deforestation accelerates the destruction of biodiversity: Study alerts about endangered species More than half of the species of trees in the Amazon are in danger of extinction, according to a study by a team of 158 researchers from 21 countries and disseminated by the Center for Research and Promotion of Farmers (CIPCA)….
What happened with Bolivian justice and democracy?
This cartoon sums it all up and evidence can be found in the pages of this blog: This cartoon is from El Diario, November 20, 2015. This happened over the last ten years… due to a simple fact: “evo delivers”!
In Bolivia, CBN ranks first in corporate reputation
Pagina Siete reports: CBN ranks first in corporate reputation Through 1,711 questionnaires to business leaders, experts and consumers, the Business Corporate Reputation Monitor (Merco) has prepared the 2015 Bolivia Ranking, in which the Bolivian National Brewery (CBN) has won first place as the company with the best reputation and third in the ranking of most…
One more time for the Nobel Peace Prize, Don Evo?
Carlos Valverde writes in El Deber: One more time for the Nobel Peace Prize, Don Evo? Many probably do not know that Don Evo Morales was suggested for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 and 1995 by the Drugs Peace Institute. That did not prosper, but not discarded the ‘Indian leader’ for such a prize….
Potosi, the older brother
Juan Jose Toro writes in El Deber: Potosi, the older brother A truism, not currently widespread, is that Bolivia would not have existed without Potosi. The richness of its portentous Cerro Rico led to the creation of a judicial and administrative unit, as was the Audiencia de Charcas that, in 1825, was the basis for…
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