InSight Crime reports: Bolivia Church Clashes With Govt in Scathing Attack on Drug Corruption Written by Mimi Yagoub A pastoral letter by members of Bolivia’s Catholic Church has spoken out against drug trafficking and consumption in the country, controversially laying part of the blame on the nation’s “corrupt” government and security forces. The letter by…
Category: Mining
Sinosteel expected to break ground on Bolivian sheet metal plant in August
Shanghai Daily reports: Sinosteel expected to break ground on Bolivian sheet metal plant in August LA PAZ, April 4 (Xinhua) — China’s Sinosteel is expected to break ground in August on a sheet metal plant in Bolivia’s east Santa Cruz department, Bolivian Mining and Metallurgy Minister Cesar Navarro said Monday. [I picked an old cartoon…
Bolivian women mining for a living and for respect
Al Jazeera reports: Bolivian women mining for a living and for respect Despite local superstition that female presence brings bad luck, women eke out a living inside dangerous Bolivian mines. by Jurriaan van Eerten Llallagua, Bolivia – It started out of necessity 15 years ago. Dolly Quillka Bautista’s husband had slipped into a coma after…
European Union awaits for Bolivian incentives to invest
El Diario reports: European Union awaits for incentives to invest • Ambassador Timothy Torlot stated that a legal, clear and transparent framework is important in any country in the world, adding that the international community expects the regulations of the law. Meanwhile, Ambassador James Thornton recognizes the economic potential of the country expressed in the…
Bolivia-Chile Dispute Could Grow Geographically
From IN Serbia Network Foundation: Bolivia-Chile Dispute Could Grow Geographically By Tihomir Gligorevic LA PAZ, Bolivia – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague will already hear the case filed by Bolivia against neighbor Chile that aims to recover at least part of the land (inluding a Pacific port) lost well over a…
Bolivia inks deal for Mutun steel project with China’s Sinosteel
Reports: Bolivia inks deal for Mutun steel project with China’s Sinosteel Sao Paulo (Platts) Bolivia Wednesday signed a contract to develop the Mutun iron and steelworks with China’s Sinosteel Equipment & Engineering, Boliva’s Corporacion Minera de Bolivia (Comibol). Bolivian President Evo Morales signed the contract. “They (Sinosteel) will install the mill in two and…
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