La Razon reports via hoybolivia.com: Chile channeled the Silala for about 20 years, even without authorization Bolivia has studies underwritten by Chile that show that the country has channeled the Silala for about 20 years, of which a part was developed even before the concession process of 1908. The country does not rule out including…
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Bolivia’s Forest Loss is larger the size of Israel, El Salvador, Slovenia, Jamaica, and Lebanon combined!
A very important and alarming Sub-Editorial from Pagina Siete: Forest Loss Bolivia ranks seventh among the 10 countries with the greatest loss of forest areas between 1990 and 2015, according to a report from the digital version of Data La Nación, from Argentina, which in turn uses data from the Statistics Unit of the Organization…
In Bolivia, an Entrenched President
From The New York Times: In Bolivia, an Entrenched President By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Last February, President Evo Morales of Bolivia said he would respect the will of voters after he lost a referendum vote that would have made him eligible to run for a fourth term. Nearly a year later, Mr. Morales and his…
Amid water crisis, Bolivia’s ruthless gov plans hydroelectric “mega-dams” despite opposition
Free Speech Radio News reports: Amid water crisis, Bolivia plans hydroelectric “mega-dams” despite opposition Bolivia has been in the midst of a major water crisis for more than a year now. Residents of the city of La Paz are under strict rationing rules. Glaciers are melting at an alarming pace. What was once the country’s…
Bolivia says 2016 inflation was 4 pct, up from 2.95 pct in 2015
Reuters reports: Bolivia says 2016 inflation was 4 pct, up from 2.95 pct in 2015 Bolivia’s inflation rate for full-year 2016 was 4 percent, the official National Statistics Institute (INE) said on Friday, well under the government’s 5.3 percent target but higher than the 2.95 percent rise in consumer prices in 2015. The economy ministry…
Bolivia’s president chafes against term limits
The Economist reports: Bolivia’s president chafes against term limits Despite water shortages and a slowing economy, his supporters want to keep him in office indefinitely AS 2016 drew to a close, a resignation letter from Bolivia’s president, Evo Morales, lit up social media. It was a hoax, perpetrated on día de los inocentes (“day of…
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