Reuters reports in BBC News: Bolivia drugs: Police seize huge cocaine consignment Police in Bolivia have seized more than seven tonnes of cocaine which they believe was destined for sale in the United States. The drugs were hidden inside a cargo of mineral ore being carried in lorries along a remote mountain pass leading to…
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Our Latino Heritage: Why Chicago Became Home to Many Bolivian Doctors
NBC News Latino reports: Our Latino Heritage: Why Chicago Became Home to Many Bolivian Doctors by RALEIGH CAVERO CHICAGO, Ill. — Interviewing Bolivian doctors in Chicago is like interviewing members of a huge family. It’s remarkable not only because they’re so close, but because they’re so numerous: The Windy City has the largest concentration of…
Swine Flu Outbreak: Bolivia Launches Anti-H1N1 Campaign
TeleSur reports: Swine Flu Outbreak: Bolivia Launches Anti-H1N1 Campaign The virus has killed hundreds of people across Latin America this year. Bolivia has launched a campaign against the H1N1 virus after a surge of cases in 2016, Prensa Latina reported Saturday. The South American nation’s Ministry of Health is set to deploy more than 4,000…
Government extends winter time in schools of La Paz, Oruro and Potosi
Erbol reports in Pagina Siete: Government extends winter time in schools of La Paz, Oruro and Potosi Tolerance is for the primary level, from Monday at 09.00 and pre-school enter, at 10.00. Education Minister Roberto Aguilar, reported this Sunday that it was resolved to extend the hours of winter entrance to educational establishments in the…
They control the stuffers impact on the environment
Pagina Siete reports from El Alto: They control the stuffers impact on the environment To prevent the waste generated in the manufacture of sausages that cause environmental pollution, especially on Lake Titicaca, the El Alto municipality inspections began in 21 industries in this sector. Companies must have treatment plants. “We are verifying that factories have…
Pollution continues in Cantumarca
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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