Leyla Anas reports for El Deber, this wonderful event!! Yesterday, the Association pro art and culture (APAC) marked the counting of the countdown for the IX International Festival of Renaissance and Baroque Music, American Missions of Chiquitos. At a press conference, its top executives reported that the music festival will take place from April 26…
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The Bolivian capacity to capture foreign investment was questioned by the British
From Los Tiempos: Minister of British State for Latin America, Jeremy Browne, who said that Bolivia has the great weakness of not being able to attract foreign investment and that many British companies would not be interested in doing business in the country by the background of expropriation. … According to a note published by…
The ninth indigenous march, in defense of the TIPNIS is underway!!
El Deber’s website reports: After the thirtieth meeting of ‘corregidores’ [local leaders] of the indigenous territory and Isiboro Sécure National Park (TIPNIS) defined the beginning of the ninth indigenous [protest] march for April 20th, the Vice-President of the Confederation of Mojeños Ethnic Peoples of Beni (CPEMB), Miriam Yubánore, asked the social organizations of the nine departments…
TIPNIS heroic and courageous struggle update. March 19, 2012
From Gundonovia, David Moreno reports for El Deber’s website: Unanimously, around 38 communities of the indigenous territory and Isiboro Sécure National Park (TIPNIS), spoke against the construction of the Villa Tunari-San Ignacio de Moxos road [through the TIPNIS] and the consultation stipulated by law 222. Criticisms of the ‘corregidores’ [local authorities] and some representatives of…
Bolivia’s sad and deplorable presidential duality…
Current Bolivian president stepped in office with a higher percentage of votes and most of the citizens voted for him, unfortunately over the last six years and two terms of his presidency, he managed to have all Bolivians fight among each other. Unlike Mandela he promoted racist and class segregation… and he intends to run…
A Bolivian government’s evaluation, March 2012
Carlos Cordero writes for El Deber, an assessment of current government’s performance and expectations: Expanded Cabinet The country receives skeptically the presidential ads that argue to make adjustments in the economy and the role of the State to fight against public insecurity. After two Government terms, the Government has few successes of which to pride…
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