Andres Oppemheimer has written (for the Miami Herald) the following article and it fits nicely, unfortunately and embarrassedly enough our Bolivian reality: IN MY OPINION Latin Americans complain of “Ineptocracies” BY ANDRES OPPENHEIMER AOPPENHEIMER@MIAMIHERALD.COM A new definition of bad governments is spreading fast on the internet: Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc’-ra-cy) — a system where the least capable…
Category: Mining
Sayaquira mine violent takeover, again!!!
Pagina Siete reports on the infamous, anarchical and illegal take over of private property, Sayaquira mine was, again invaded by a violent and angry mob: Eight male persons were detained and transferred to cells of the special force of fight against crime (FELCC) the morning of Friday, March 23, 2012, charged with the subjugation of…
Who is responsible for the decisions of the Bolivian government?
Humberto Vacaflor wrote this article, published in many Bolivian newspapers, the slink below is from El Deber’s: Signing “blind” President Evo Morales said he feared going to jail when he leaves the post for mistakes that could be committed now, although later said that, on the way to his cell, he would denounce [finger-point] those…
The Bolivian capacity to capture foreign investment was questioned by the British
From Los Tiempos: Minister of British State for Latin America, Jeremy Browne, who said that Bolivia has the great weakness of not being able to attract foreign investment and that many British companies would not be interested in doing business in the country by the background of expropriation. … According to a note published by…
Bolivia’s sad and deplorable presidential duality…
Current Bolivian president stepped in office with a higher percentage of votes and most of the citizens voted for him, unfortunately over the last six years and two terms of his presidency, he managed to have all Bolivians fight among each other. Unlike Mandela he promoted racist and class segregation… and he intends to run…
A Bolivian government’s evaluation, March 2012
Carlos Cordero writes for El Deber, an assessment of current government’s performance and expectations: Expanded Cabinet The country receives skeptically the presidential ads that argue to make adjustments in the economy and the role of the State to fight against public insecurity. After two Government terms, the Government has few successes of which to pride…
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