Pagina Siete reports: The Star Wars universe was recreated in the Valley of the Moon Before the gates to the Valley of the Moon opened, there were already about half a thousand people lining up to enjoy the magical night walk with half a hundred characters from the Star Wars saga. Scenographies of battles and…
Category: Bolivia
evo’s legacy: rampant corruption and annihilation of meritocracy!
Under the coca grower, Bolivia experienced only rampant corruption and annihilation of meritocracy! This cartoon from Pagina Siete [06/26/2017] shows the crude reality: And let’s not forget that over $160 billion dollars were wasted in the last eleven years, where this coca grower caudillo had TOTAL control of ALL State powers!
Bolivia: Banana exports decrease by 4%
Fresh Plaza reports from La Prensa: Bolivia: Banana exports decrease by 4% The value of banana exports between January and April 2017 fell by 4 percent when compared to the same period last year, according to data from the National Statistics Institute (INE). The banana producers from the tropics said that the fall was due…
Rampant corruption inside Bolivian government: Ex-chief of Bolivian state oil firm detained for questioning
Reuters reports via Nasdaq: Ex-chief of Bolivian state oil firm detained for questioning LA PAZ, June 20 (Reuters) – The former president of Bolivian state oil company Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos was detained for questioning by prosecutors in La Paz, days after he was sacked by the government over allegations around a flawed contract process….
Shocking! Climate, Economy, Family: Migration in the Bolivian Andes while Bolivian government does nothing about these!
William Julian reports for the GlacierHub: Climate, Economy, Family: Migration in the Bolivian Andes High in the Bolivian Andes, the pace of glacial retreat is accelerating, which may significantly decrease the amount of glacial meltwater available to streams and aquifers critical to farming communities in the region’s river basins. In addition to the long-term threat posed…
ECLAC suggests change of Bolivian extractivist model, after wasting over $160 billion dollars!
El Diario reports: ECLAC suggests change of extractivist model • A new paradigm must be applied that will contribute to put to an end the economic, social and environmental inequalities, in order to move towards sustainable development, according to the institution. • In Bolivia, the low oil price affected the economy and the oil income…
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