El Dia reports on December 16, 2011 of a fire that lasted over dour hours to be put out: Deposits of a multinational oil company with highly toxic chemicals burned in flames in the southern part of the city. There are no injured people; However, inhalation of these gases could affect the health of residents nearby. Fire…
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Some conclusions of government’s gathering brouhaha
Now that the government’s gathering brouhaha is over, La Razon summarized some “conclusions,” link for the whole Spanish article is below: Topics that will go to regional debate Economic Development The construction of the road Villa Tunari-San Ignacio of Moxos was established as a priority. They also agreed to analyze the distribution of oil income [natural…
Bolivian government expenditures and investment priorities
This pie chart is from a very interesting paper made by the Jubileo Foundation, based on 2011 figures which certainly reflects prior years’ priorities and also where this government is leading us… Total budget is distributed as follows: Central government takes 53%; municipalities 19%; decentralized institutions take 12%; Department Governments 9% and state universities 7%….
Beautiful Titicaca lake and pollution
El Deber reports on an Erbol news regarding pollution in lake Titicaca: The “small” lake, also called Wiñaymarka, in Titicaca [please visualize the size of the whole and you will notice a larger and a smaller part of it.] It is contaminated every day with millions of gallons of untreated sewage from the cities of…
Aerocon’s survivor, Minor Vidal is the personality of the year
El Deber’s end of the year awards has chosen well, Minor Vidal is awarded, an article written by Roberto Navia, follows: Minor, strengthened by an award Minor Vidal, the sole survivor of Aerocon’s plane, returned to fly. In his Office in Trinidad received the news that he is the personality of the year, he thanks…
Dengue kills three people in Cochabamba
HoyBolivia.com reports: The director of the departmental service of health (SEDES), Guido Sanchez, confirmed this Saturday the third dengue death in Cochabamba. “That person came from Ivirgarzama (Chapare) and died around noon Tuesday in the Viedma Hospital.” “We know that he was at least 10 days without medical care,” Sanchez reported. It was reported that dengue…
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