Amaszonas Signs Up For Seabury’s Alkym

MRO-Network.com reports: Amaszonas Signs Up For Seabury’s Alkym South American airline group Amaszonas has signed up for Seabury Solutions’ Alkym software designed for airline technical operations. The Bolivia-based carrier, which is also parent company to airlines in Paraguay and Uruguay, underwent the go-live phase of the software installation in June and July. Amaszonas Líneas Aéreas group…

Drought causes huge losses in several regions

ANF reports in El Deber: Drought causes huge losses in several regions In the country, 132,000 families suffer the consequences of the lack of liquid. Rodent invasion, death of animals, thousands of hectares of grassland burned, lack of water for human and animal consumption and irrigation; affected agricultural and livestock production; environmental pollution and health…

Corruption in Bolivia through the cartoon lens

These cartoons displayed on Bolivian newspapers on 08/05/2016 expose Nemesia Achacollo, who has finally been brought to justice! Corruption under the coca grower caudillo, has sprouted to levels none seen before. This populist ochlocracy who has labelled itself [the indigenous] as the moral reserve of humanity could no longer cover its misfits! From El Dia:…

Steven Soderbergh Wants You To Drink Bolivian Booze

Paste Monthly reports: Steven Soderbergh Wants You To Drink Bolivian Booze By Travis Mitchell The first time Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh encountered signai, it was love at first sip. “I had an instant reaction,” he says. “I had never tasted anything like it.” That was back in 2007 at the launch party for his movie…

Pact to double the sales of almond [castaña] in 8 countries

Fernando Rojas reports for El Deber: Pact to double the sales of almond [castaña] in 8 countries Germany, Asia, Russia, Australia, Scandinavia, Shanghai, Taiwan and the US are target markets for Bolivian Amazon almond production. The Empresa Boliviana de Almendras (EBA) and German company Farmer’s Snack made an alliance that aims to double exports in…

Jubileo recommends BCB to use clear rules

ANF reports in El Deber: Jubileo recommends BCB to use clear rules The BCB reported that YPFB pays concessional loans. The rest benefits from its five-year grace period. The Jubileo Foundation recommended the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) to apply clear rules for the use of international reserves, as these are not freely available. It…