By Fernando Chávez, Visión 360: IATA denounces Bolivian government over fuel shortage and warns air operations are at risk “If the regular supply of fuel is not restored immediately, airlines could be forced to cancel their services,” the organization warns. An airplane at an airport terminal in an archive image. Photo: LOG.co The International Air…
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Government forewarned, half saved | Gobierno alertado, medio salvado
By Francesco Zaratti: I paraphrase a phrase of my grandmothers to indicate that warnings are not negative criticisms but sincere wishes to avoid problems that approach. The current hydrocarbon crisis in Bolivia is not the product of a meteorite falling from the sky, or an unpredictable earthquake, but the natural result of mistakes, omissions, amateurism…
The Summit of the Lament on Energy | La Cumbre Energética del lamento
By Francesco Zaratti: The Society of Engineers of Bolivia (SIB) has just organized a three-day “Energy Summit” in Santa Cruz with three axes: hydrocarbons, electricity generation and the economy of lithium, an essential element of electric batteries. The content of the event was essentially technical and scientific, given the level of the assistants. National and…
LUIS SOUX: Connected two departments and boosted Bolivian mining | Conectó dos departamentos e impulsó la minería boliviana
By Proyecto Tuja: LUIS SOUX: THE FRENCH VISIONARY WHO CONNECTED TWO DEPARTMENTS AND BOOSTED BOLIVIAN MINING A street in Potosí now bears his name. He was the French engineer Luis Soux Rider, who came to work in Bolivia in 1882 along with a group of professionals, following an invitation from mining entrepreneur Aniceto Arce. Soux…
Lessons from the Blackout | Lecciones del Apagón
By Francesco Zaratti: On April 28, from 12:30 p.m. until after midnight, much of the Iberian Peninsula suffered a power grid Blackout (with B) that had consequences similar to a natural disaster, albeit without casualties. In the absence of a final report, you already have a precise idea of what happened and why it happened. …
The subsidy was a business for the MAS | La subvención fue un negocio masista
By ANF, Eju.tv: Oil workers’ leader: Even if they kill me, the people know that the subsidy was a business for the governments The leader of the National Confederation of Oil Workers, Ludwig Sánchez, announced that he will soon present information about the apparent overpricing in the importation of fuel to Bolivia before the Commission…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 