ANF reports via Pagina Siete: Will prosecute miners operating in Illimani The Minister of Mining and Metallurgy, Cesar Navarro, warned yesterday to confiscate the production, machinery and initiate a criminal process against the mining cooperatives that are operating illegally in the foothills of Illimani. “There are no documents proving the ownership of any private actor…
Month: July 2017
evo’s divide and conquer strategy to remain in power ad infinitum?!
Throughout Bolivian history, the police and military forces have been key to secure power to ruling parties … The coca grower caudillo’s strategy is no different, he relentlessly wants to remain in power, no matter what … eleven years ago, one of the first things he did was to force two general’s classes to leave…
Corruption Scandal in Bolivia Leads to Termination of US$2 Billion Petrochemical Plant Contract with European Firms
Karina Martin reports for PanAm Post: Corruption Scandal in Bolivia Leads to Termination of US$2 Billion Petrochemical Plant Contract with European Firms A corruption scandal in Bolivia had led President Evo Morales to cancel two petrochemical plant contracts with two European companies. The cancellation of the contract took place amid a complaint by Senator Oscar Ortiz, who accused…
Bolivia to lose $26 million dollars for wood smuggling
El Diario reports: ABT complaint Bolivia to lose $26 million dollars for wood smuggling • Illegal Peruvian traders would be entering up to 20 kilometers of our territory by 53 road points. The Forest and Land Authority (ABT) denounced in a report that at least 2.6 million cubic meters (m3) of Bolivian timber equivalent to…
Dying and Drying: The Case of Bolivia’s Lake Poopó
Clayton Whitt reports for Nacla: Dying and Drying: The Case of Bolivia’s Lake Poopó The second largest body of water in Bolivia has vanished. Will it ever return? I have never seen Lake Poopó from up close. The last time I tried to reach the lakeshore, I could not find it. I made my last attempt…
Meet the Socialist Leader Who’s Driving Bolivia Into the Ground
From The Daily Signal: INTERNATIONALCOMMENTARY Meet the Socialist Leader Who’s Driving Bolivia Into the Ground Charles Busch / James M. Roberts Socialist Evo Morales has been president of Bolivia for over a decade. Although he claims to be working for the people, his populist policies have been a major roadblock on Bolivia’s path to economic…
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