ERBOL reports in La Prensa: BANKRUPT POTATO PRODUCERS Santa Cruz. The President of the Federation of vegetable and fruit growers (Fedehfrut), Nue Moron, reported yesterday [11/17/13] that Santa Cruz’s Potato farmers went bankrupt due to the low cost of the tuber in the market and by three frosts that ruined crops. He said that “the…
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Bolivia’s freedom ef expression under threat by ruling ochlocracy!
El Deber and EFE reports on political persecution and threats to freedom of speech! CHANNEL 33 OF COCHABAMBA IAPA condemns intimidation to a journalist Marianela Montenegro said that the channel was raided for criticizing the Government The Inter American Press Association (IAPA, SIP in Spanish) yesterday denounced the acts of “intimidation and persecution” of Bolivian authorities…
Environment and National Parks under peril due to intended oil exploration!
El Diario reports: Jubileo warns conflicts due to oil exploration Specialist argues that for exploration and exploitation it is necessary that the Government conducts a prior consultation to the communities and indigenous peoples, before being declared as [oil, gas] reserves in favor of YPFB. The search for new hydrocarbon resources by Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos…
Ruling Bolivia Ochlocracy and the incompetence of the multilateral donors!
I couldn’t agree more with Humberto Vacaflor, he writes in Siglo 21: HOW INTERNATIONAL BUREAUCRATS DO NOT SEE ATTACKS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY IN BOLIVIA. Assaults with applause A procession of international personalities has passed by Bolivia in the past two months, convened by the Government, to have them repeat praise to economic policy. Agriculture producers:…
Bolivia under growing anarchy… thanks to existing ruling ochlocracy!
A description of how anarchy is taking over our nation! Maggy Talavera writes in El Deber: A ‘pest’ consent There was a stir five years ago when President Evo Morales said: “when the lawyers tell me that it is illegal, I say just do it, and then legalized it; for that, they have studied”. But…
Bolivian coca conundrum and international politics…
Over 15 years ago, it was common practice that the European countries and the UNDP were critics to the Bolivian government but did nothing about it, they just let the Americans be the “bad guys” (I know about this as I used to work in an international bilateral organization) … well it is long while…
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