This week, newspaper El Mundo reported that seven people out of every ten in Bolivia work in the informal sector… thus, the demagogue ruling ochlocracy has forced the legal sector to pay a second Christmas bonus… in the last nine years, the size of the public service has increased exponentially, including a large portion of…
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A possible agenda for the liberal opposition
Javier Paz writes in El Deber: A possible agenda for the liberal opposition The next legislature will be controlled by the ruling party. Therefore, we can assume that laws out there will give more power to the state at the expense of the freedom of citizens. Opposition lawmakers, in most cases, have a testimonial role…
Forestry 101: The context of deforestation and forest degradation in Bolivia
The following Executive Summary is from an excellent document produced by the Center for International Forestry Research, CIFOR, for the whole document, please use the link below: The context of deforestation and forest degradation in Bolivia Drivers, agents and institutions Robert Müller – Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Pablo Pacheco – Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Juan Carlos Montero – Universidad de…
Year of the llama: Bolivia calls for 2016 to be dedicated to camelids
Year of the llama: Bolivia calls for 2016 to be dedicated to camelids South American nation wants UN to raise awareness of the animal family, which includes alpacas and dromedary camels Sara Shahriari in La Paz The Guardian, Friday 28 November 2014 19.32 GMT For centuries they have hauled loads up the Andes and through…
Indisputable truth: Crisis of leadership in the MAS
An Editorial from El Dia: Crisis of leadership in the MAS Whenever we talk about “leadership crisis” it is exemplified by MAS, which by some people, have created the leader with greater force in the history of Bolivia. Those who say that forget great leaders like Victor Paz, René Barrientos, Gualberto Villarroel, Hugo Banzer, Juan…
Bolivian export fabrics that triumph over disability: Illa Magic
Alejandra Pau reports for Pagina Siete: Bolivian export fabrics that triumph over disability The company Illa Magic, owned by Humberto Aruquipa, exported to Europe fabrics made by people with disabilities. To Margarita Mamani, her weavings fill her with satisfaction, they go to European countries she knows only by the pictures in magazines. The development of the…
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