Bolivian gov wrongdoings… just plain ineptitude or is it on purpose?!

Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: Unpaid bills It has become a habit of the current government to “discover” anomalies tolerated for years under its management, it just denounce and then give the impression that complies with the law and is very severe. A week ago, Interior Minister Carlos Romero, “denounced” that the Ichilo is…

Bolivia’s total lack of authority!

“Republiqueta” is the term used to refer a specific region under the control of the people who were seeking independence from the Realm of Spain, derivates from republic. Manfredo Kempff writes in El Deber: The “republiquetas” today Because of the permissiveness and the total lack of authority in Bolivia, there are emerging a series of…

Will Bolivia ever find oil? Better be outside our National Parks!!

Carlos Miranda writes in El Dia: Energy and Hydrocarbons Will we find oil? For over three years YPFB is trying to achieve private local and/or foreign investment in the search for hydrocarbons in the country. However, its great effort has been unsuccessful. In turn, the Government showed concern that the absence of new reserves and…

The ones yet to confess…

Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Deber: The ones yet to confess A disturbing silence reigns in the inner circles of collaborators of the President after the serious charges made by Marcelo Soza and Fabricio Ormachea. Of all the allegations mentioned by, only the ‘vice’ showed he has not lost his speech, when he said he…