El Diario reports: According to the Defense Coordinator Huanuni mine affects four municipalities with pollution Oruro (El Diario) .- The Huanuni mine, the first state-owned tin production from Bolivia, polluting four municipalities in the department of Oruro, by dumping its wastewater into the river that leads to the lake Uru Uru and Lake Poopó currently…
Month: May 2016
Bolivian leader Morales’ estranged son ‘does not exist’
BBC reports: Bolivian leader Morales’ estranged son ‘does not exist’ A Bolivian journalist who made headlines when he alleged that Bolivian President Evo Morales had a son whose existence had been unknown until then, now says the child never existed. Journalist Carlos Valverde reported in February that Mr Morales had a son with Gabriela Zapata,…
Bolivia President’s Ex-Girlfriend Accused of Leading Mafia
InSight Crime reports: Bolivia President’s Ex-Girlfriend Accused of Leading Mafia Written by Sam Tabory Government officials in Bolivia have accused the former mistress of President Evo Morales of corruption, extortion and racketeering, as Bolivia becomes the latest country to see cracks in the impunity enjoyed by Latin American elites. Minister for the Presidency Juan Ramón…
Morales’s party names gov’t official as Bolivia’s new ombudsman
EFE reports in Latino Fox News: Morales’s party names gov’t official as Bolivia’s new ombudsman Bolivian President Evo Morales’s MAS party has named attorney and Justice Ministry official David Tezanos as the nation’s new ombudsman, with the support of 103 of the 144 votes in Congress. Tezanos, who until his election as ombudsman Friday served…
Bolivia’s Controversial Child Labor Law Fails To Protect Children
Parent Herald reports: Bolivia’s Controversial Child Labor Law Fails To Protect Children By Nicole Earll In Bolivia, the government passed a child labor legislation that enabled children aged 10 and above to work legally. Two years after it was approved, is the law living up to its purpose? In 2014, Bolivia passed the controversial law…
Quitachiyú is a fruit rich in vitamin C
El Deber reports: Quitachiyú is a fruit rich in vitamin C It is common in the yards of homes in the Chaco and the Chiquitania, but especially in the community of San Antonio de Lomerio. May is a time to enjoy the taste of Quitachiyú, a small fruit that has been disappearing from typical market…
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