Red Aclo reports in El Diario: Pollution continues in Cantumarca Potosi (Red Aclo) .- Since years ago, the waste tailings dam of San Miguel, located at the top of Cantumarca, in an area of approximately 18 hectares, continue to pollute the community. One of the settlers of the place said that “the dam long pollutes…
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Bolivia: 2 Disabled Protesters Killed in a Demonstration
Associated Press reports for ABC News: Bolivia: 2 Disabled Protesters Killed in a Demonstration A drunk driver in Bolivia ran into a protest by people with disabilities, killing two of them, authorities said on Thursday. Four other people were injured in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba. The demonstrators have been protesting in wheelchairs and crutches…
Melting Pot and Manq’a Bolivia proves it can be done!
Melting Pot Bolivia reports: Learning to cook together for a better world” The MANQ’A Project (Aymara word meaning “food”), is an initiative of Melting Pot Bolivia created with the aim of improving the quality of life of the community in El Alto within the principles of gender equity, multiculturalism and food sovereignty. The MANQ’A project…
Outrageous Bolivian populist gov behavior!
Euro News reports: Shocking scenes at disabled protest in Bolivia By Catherine Hardy There have been shocking scenes at the end of a demonstration in Bolivia as disabled people clashed with riot police. Tear gas was let off as the protesters, some on crutches or in wheelchairs, advanced down the street in the city of…
Villena: “It would be very serious” failing to respect the referendum
ERBOL reports in Pagina Siete: Villena: “It would be very serious” failing to respect the referendum Former Ombudsman, Rolando Villena, expressed concern at the intention of the Movement Toward Socialism [MAS}, and President Evo Morales, of holding another referendum to make possible the Chief Executive to run for one additional term. He said the results…
Crowdfunder: Helping Bolivian school children pedal their way to academic success
Latina Lista reports: Crowdfunder: Helping Bolivian school children pedal their way to academic success LatinaLista — In Third World countries, consistent access to electricity can be tricky, if not impossible for those remote villages and their residents. One non-profit in Bolivia has created a reliable source of electricity for people and it takes nothing more…
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