El Deber reports: Civic leaders from eight regions, except Pando, met and ratified the civic strike for December 6 in defense of the referendum vote of February 21, 2016 Fernando Cuéllar, president of the Civic Committee for Santa Cruz, said on Thursday that the citizens of eight regions, except Pando, have ratified the civic strike…
Month: November 2018
Bolivian passes to final phase of a pianist contest
Pagina Siete reports: Santiago Chávez in a previous presentation. Photo: YouTube Santiago Chávez Auzza, the 16-year-old Bolivian pianist, qualified for the final phase of the VI National and International Piano Contest “José Jacinto Cuevas” Yamaha, which takes place in Mexican territory. The contest is a biennial event, whose first edition was dedicated to the 130th…
Peruvian Airlines plane skids on runway in Bolivia
BBC News reports: A plane carrying 127 people skidded and fell on its side on a runway at an airport in Bolivia after it appeared to collapse onto its landing gear. The Peruvian Airlines Boeing 737 was landing at El Alto airport, west of the capital La Paz, after arriving from Cuzco on Thursday. None…
Bolivian river port offers landlocked nation alternative route to sea
UNCTAD reports: Port Jennefer – on the Paraguay-Paraná waterway – is helping Bolivian businesses cut trade costs with access to the Atlantic, says its UNCTAD-trained manager. The Bolivian government on 30 October awarded international classification to Central Aguirre, Gravetal and Jennefer three river ports on the Paraguay-Paraná waterway that connects the landlocked nation with…
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