El Diario reports: Climatological phenomena wreak havoc in the country • SENAMHI orange alert determined by the temperature drop in six departments. In three emergency departments it is maintained. Recorded winds speeds between 30 and 70 kph. In areas of the east and south, the temperature will be below zero degrees. The nine departments recorded…
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Minimum economic contribution of cooperatives BUT humongous political clout!
El Diario reports: INE published data Minimum economic contribution of cooperatives The National Statistics Institute (INE) revealed that mining cooperatives and small ones contributed to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with just 2.2 percent between January and May 2016. During this period, these two sectors have produced 58,692 metric tons of fine zinc concentrates; the total…
Miners’ protest in Bolivia becomes deadly
Reuters reports in Today OnLine: Miners’ protest in Bolivia becomes deadly At least one person was killed and dozens injured in Bolivia on Thursday (August 24) after miners and riot police exchanged sticks of dynamite and tear gas during a protest to demand better work conditions. The National Federation of Mining Cooperatives of Bolivia (FENCOMIN),…
Hipster fad food’s journey from the mountains of Bolivia to the flatlands of Denmark
CPH Post reports: Hipster fad food’s journey from the mountains of Bolivia to the flatlands of Denmark Project testing whether quinoa can be a commercially viable enterprise in Lolland August 22nd, 2016 12:21 pm| by Christian W You wouldn’t think that a crop that grows at high elevations in the mountains of Bolivia could be…
Bolivia prosecutors drop key charge against president’s ex
AFP reports for Business Standard: Bolivia prosecutors drop key charge against president’s ex Bolivian prosecutors has said they have dropped influence-peddling charges against President Evo Morales’s jailed ex-girlfriend, who is at the center of a steamy case involving allegations of corruption and a hidden love child. Gabriela Zapata, a former manager at a Chinese engineering…
662,000 tons in drought losses
Miguel Angel Roca reports for El Deber: 662,000 tons in drought losses The figure corresponds to the effects registered in some crops in the eastern part of the department [Santa Cruz]. In resources it implies a loss of approximately $182 million dollars. So far 662,000 tons have suffered loss of performance in different crops in…
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