El Diario reports: According to cruceño producers Three reasons that forced closure of 14,000 Mypes The president of the Federation of Micro and Small Businesses (Fedemype) Santa Cruz, Javier Challapa, reported that at least 14,000 production units were closed in 2015 because of smuggling, lack of government support and the payment of the second Christmas…
Month: January 2016
Our Luzmila Carpio among the 10 best Latin Albums of 2015!
From the Rolling Stone magazine, excerpt pertaining Bolivia’s Luzmila Carpio follows: 10 Best Latin Albums of the Year By Andrew Casillas, Suzy Exposito, Isabela Raygoza December 30, 2015 2015 was a year of Latin fusion. Pitbull’s bilingual joyride Dale triumphed the Latin Top 40, while Natalia Lafourcade raked in five Latin Grammys with her huapango-infused…
Jaime Escalante among those honored with 2016 USA stamps
Late Sacramento teacher Jaime Escalante among those honored with 2016 stamps BY BILL LINDELOF blindelof@sacbee.com The U.S. Postal Service has announced new stamps to be issued in 2016, and one of them features a teacher with a Sacramento connection. The new stamps, to be issued throughout the year, include stamps that pay homage to “Star…
Polls do not follow the desires of Evo
ANF reports in El Dia: Re-election Polls do not follow the desires of Evo According to a market survey and samples for Pagina Siete, held last December, 45% of the population would agree with the reelection of Morales and 53% reject his re-election. 2% did not respond. In October, the company IPSOS showed the results…
Bolivia was filled with used cars
El Diario reports: Bolivia was filled with used cars According to the Single Register for Municipal Tax Administration (RUAT) and the National Statistics Institute (INE), in 2013, the Bolivian fleet had a record of 1,326,833 vehicles, up by 9.95% than in 2012, when it reached 1,206,751 vehicles. Other official figures show that the national fleet…
The Year’s Biggest Star Wars Rip-Off Is By Bolivia’s President
Jeff John Roberts reports for Fortune: The Year’s Biggest Star Wars Rip-Off Is By Bolivia’s President Evo Morales is running around as a Jedi in a bid to stay in power. When you’re changing the constitution to stay in power, why not tap The Force? That seems to be the thinking behind a bizarre new…
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