From http://www.hoybolivia.com Östreicher lawyer declared him as disappeared Yimmy Montaño, lawyer of Jacob Östreicher, ruled out this Monday the possibility of escape of his client and said that his client never expressed the desire to leave Bolivia because he intended to prove his innocence. “We are concerned about this situation, we have brought to the…
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Illegal land takeovers are not properly published/controlled under today’s ochlocracy!
Juan Carlos Salinas reports for El Deber: WAITING FOR THE REGULATION TO PROTECT THE PROPERTY RIGHTS Producers object to fragile penalty for land invaders Today the agricultural sector analyzes the Act against the land takeovers. They seek that punishment, years in prison, is greater. The Government says that it will have a range of urban…
Cheap electoral price controls by current Bolivian gov
Roberto Ortiz writes in El Deber: What hides the double bonus President Evo Morales signed on November 20, Supreme Decree 1802, which authorizes the payment of the double bonus to workers in the public and private sector. We must start from the economic statement that a bonus is a salary, as it is part of…
Bolivia’s current Government is the most conflictive in history!
ANF reports in El Deber: Expert points out that the current Government is the most conflictive in history Even before the Government of Evo Morales, the Unión Democrática y Popular (UDP) had the record for greatest number of conflicts reported with 54 cases per month. In the current regime, 70 cases were registered. An expert…
In Bolivia, some “voluntary” contributions just mean mandatory!
Carlos Toranzo writes for Pagina Siete: Voluntary contributions Skin-deep came the abuse of power of the movement toward socialism (MAS) with public servants, as these are forced to “voluntarily” contribute to the governing party, contributing not only to the election campaign, but since entering the official public administration, they must see deducted part of their…
Are Bolivian families loosing touch with reality and means to be better-off?
This article is not directly related to Bolivian issues, however it gives great opportunity to review our beliefs, our actions… to overcome poverty. The Pope’s “War on Capitalism” and Why Rich Kids Stay Rich by Kaisa Snellman “How can it be that it is not a news item when an elderly homeless person dies of…
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