From hoybolivia.com: Defender: the Government denies indigenous rights 08/12/2015 – 7:26:18 LOS TIEMPOS.- The Ombudsman Rolando Villena, reported yesterday in his report that the Government maintains a vision opposed to the nature of the Plurinational State, denying constitutional rights to indigenous peoples, to which violations are added as disrespect for their lifestyles and predation in…
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Bolivia: Will the President Serve Another Term? … WTH!?
Stratfor analysis: Bolivia: Will the President Serve Another Term? Summary Bolivian President Evo Morales is not even a year into his third term but already appears to be considering a fourth. The government plans to convene a Cabinet meeting in December to discuss whether Morales should try to change the constitution to allow him to…
And another “screw-up” of the masismo: The charade of bilingualism
Manfredo Kempff writes in El Diario: The charade of bilingualism Bolivians have always been quite bluffers, but that has increased a hundredfold with this multinational, multiethnic government, showing many ways of buffoonery that are printed in the preamble of the Constitution, although it was cited by Pope Francisco. One of the bluff is in the…
Bolivia gov needs to prioritize and allocate realistic budget to HEALTH
Pagina Siete reports: For the government to allocate 10% to health Father Mateo managed 300,000 signatures of support Father Mateo managed to collect about 300,000 signatures of support for the government to raise the health budget to 10%. This Monday, he will make a new march on plaza 24 de Septiembre in Santa Cruz. “We…
Monetary whim of the “armored” Bolivian finance minister…
Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: Monetary whim Convinced that the “economic miracle” of Bolivia is based on the fixed exchange rate of the currency, the finance minister refuses to meet the request of entrepreneurs in the country who suffer the consequences of the devaluation of the currencies of neighboring countries. The minister does not…
Bolivia – 2015 Index of Economic Freedom… going down under current demagogue!
Bolivia’s economic freedom score is 46.8, making its economy the 163rd freest in the 2015 Index. Its overall score is 1.6 points worse than last year, with notable deteriorations in six of the 10 economic freedoms including financial freedom, investment freedom, and labor freedom. Bolivia is ranked 26th out of 29 countries in the South…
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