This morning a group of women from the TIPNIS protest-walk group, took Foreign Affairs minister, David Choquehuanca and vice-minister for Social Movements, Cesar Navarro as “shields” in an attempt to break the police fence. Group has released (13:15 hours) government officials (after three hours) and is now around 500 meters away from Yucumo. A kilometer away…
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Bolivian real problem: hydrocarbons’ industry failure 9/23/11
The following article is from Rodolfo Mier Luzio, published by Pagina Siete today. It is extremely informative regarding how bad Bolivia is handling its hydrocarbon industry. Mier says that TIPNIS and even the October Judicial elections are just cover ups for a major problem of current government. Argentina is about to demand, per signed contract, 27.7 million cubit meters per…
TIPNIS will not negotiate if police blockade persists 9/23/11
The TIPNIS protest-walk group stopped in the vicinity of Yucumo said today (Los Tiempos website, )14:38 hours that they will not negotiate with government officials if the blockade of the police force persists. Foreign Affairs Minister, David Choquehuanca could not arrive in San Borja, due to the bad condition of the air strip, due to heavy rain; he is…
TIPNIS group deprived from water!! (see chart below)
Ruy D’Alencar, special envoy from El Deber reports: TIPNIS protest-walk group can not get water! it is not because it is far away… water can be found in Chaparina stream, twenty meters away from where they were stopped by the police! Yes, 20 meters!! and they can’t have it! The group is on the road for its…
Bolivian mining sector inefficiencies… Déjà vu?
After six years of current government, the Bolivian mining sector is experiencing the same inefficiencies as before 1985. Former vice-minister for Mining Policy, Gerardo Coro told Fides radio and now published in Pagina Siete that the reason of his removal was he alerted that the production cost in Huanuni is higher than the international price. Last Monday, the price…
TIPNIS’ stakeholders, part II
This cartoon is from El Dia (9/21/11), it reads “Oppressed Indigenous” the TIPNIS protest-walk group is surrounded by illegal loggers with chainsaw, high landers with dynamite, policemen with clubs and shields and coca growers with whips. This protests group is surrounded, deprived from water which is nearby and food supplies were not allowed to reach them. In…
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