This cartoon appeared yesterday in El Diario, it shows both president and vice president next to a cannon, firing Supreme Decrees (SD) at a target labelled as Democracy. Government is questioned in the manner they intend to rule without further analysis or consideration of such measures without the participation of the Congress, now labelled as…
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National transport strike… starting Monday, June 20
The main union of public transport has gathered and agreed to go on a general “mobilized” (meaning blockades of streets and roads; hunger strikes, etc.) strike. This Confederation of Union Drivers of Bolivia (CSCHB) demands that Supreme Decree No. 890 be revoked. This decree states that as of year 2018, there should be no vehicles older…
Violent takeover of a mine… anarchy under way?
Around 6:00am on Tuesday morning, an estimated mob of 300 campesinos violently occupied a tin mine, “Sayaquira”, in the 5th section of the Inquisivi province, La Paz. This mine belongs to “Minera Barrosquira” Company (Embas). This is not the first time this company loses a mine operation, three years ago “Himalaya” wolfram mine in La Paz was also taken and to date there is no solution. The following…
National public transport strike, part II
A quick update on this strike, main transport union has instructed to go on general strike starting this coming Thursday. Main issue is now the Supreme Decree No.890 which rules a limit of 12 years old public transport vehicles. It is still too early to tell whether this strike will continue or not. Santa Cruz…
National public transport strike
Today in most cities and roads (Santa Cruz transport union said last week they will not go on strike), public transportation will not operate (blockades are also envisioned), they are questioning why government had authorized that illegal used cars be legalized. In cities like Cochabamba, schools will not open. Some people question this decision as…
Bolivia ecoregions 101
Can we divide Bolivia? Well for illustrative purposes and in order to understand our biodiversity… YES! Bolivia is part of the 15 countries in the world regarded as being mega-diverse. We only lack a sea-coast, to have them all; which we had before Chile’s invasion. We were lucky today that La Razón newspaper displayed an interesting…
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