Category: Energy

What happened with Bolivian justice and democracy?

This cartoon sums it all up and evidence can be found in the pages of this blog: This cartoon is from El Diario, November 20, 2015. This happened over the last ten years… due to a simple fact: “evo delivers”!

Open threats to keep the government in Bolivia: After them, the flood

Carlos Valverde writes in El Deber: After them: the flood The vice president has warned that failure not to continue the current system of government, the country would be faced with a return to conflict; and not even the appearances are kept, they are no longer interested in giving a sign of democratic institutions, the…

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There is concern over serious problems that can affect Bolivia

Armando Mariaca writes in El Diario: There is concern over serious problems that can affect the country Gone are the days of boom times overspending because it had “silver”; Time passed abuses that were committed at the expense of the government relied on his followers and more on who had the mission to take care…

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Some effects of oil at 50 dollars per barrel

Carlos Miranda writes in Pagina Siete, excerpts follow: Some effects of oil at 50 dollars per barrel … “We must not forget that in 2014 the transnational oil companies demanding a higher price on top of 100 dollars/barrel to continue exploring in search of larger reserves, arguing that the costs of operation and taxes had…

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Guaraní people turn to the law to fight latest battle with Bolivian authorities

Toby Stirling Hill reports for The Guardian: The history of Bolivia’s Guaraní, an indigenous people living in the country’s southern lowlands, is one of struggle in defence of their territory. In 1892, an uprising against local landowners ended with the massacre of more than 2,000 Guaraní. A century later, Guaraní activists confronted oil companies seeking…

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