By Eju.tv: Owner of Santa Rita Claims More Than 70% of Blockade Participants in San Julián Are Part of the Land Invaders The people maintaining blockades in that municipality support the demands of the Bolivian Workers’ Central (COB) and the groups that have been mobilized throughout the country since May 4. Melisa Barba, owner of…
Category: Santa Cruz
A rooster, symbol of loyalty and love | Un gallo símbolo de lealtad y amor
By Red UNO: “Martín,” the rooster still waiting outside a hospital in Santa Cruz for his deceased owner For years, “Martín” has lived around an oncology hospital in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. His owner was admitted to the medical center with cancer and never came back out. Since then, the little rooster has remained…
Sorghum Is the Main Crop of the Winter Season | Sorgo es el principal cultivo de la campaña de invierno
By Patricia Canido, El Mundo: The general manager of the Association of Oilseed and Wheat Producers (Anapo), Jaime Hernández, reported that sorghum has consolidated itself as the main product of the winter agricultural season in Santa Cruz, with a preliminary projection of more than 500,000 hectares planted. Initial data show sustained growth in the area planted…
Chicken Shortage Looms | Se avecina escasez de pollo
By Bolivia Tv, Eju.Tv: Impact of road blockades will be felt until July with reduced chicken meat supply, poultry farmers warn Cochabamba “received around 500,000 fewer baby chicks, when the department normally receives approximately 1.3 million baby chicks per week,” revealed the vice president of the Cochabamba Poultry Farmers Association (ADA), Iván Carreón. The road…
Shiva’s Fight for Life | La lucha de Shiva por vivir
By Vision 360: Roadblocks Threaten Transfer of Shiva, the Jaguar Wounded with More Than 90 Pellets Shiva, a six-month-old jaguar rescued after being shot with more than 90 pellets, must be urgently transferred from Senda Verde to La Paz for specialized medical examinations; however, the roadblocks threaten to prevent her passage and put her life…
Demonstrations in Five Bolivian Cities Demanded an End to the Road Blockades | Movilizaciones en cinco ciudades de Bolivia exigieron el fin de los bloqueos de carreteras
By EFE, Unitel: The marches took place in the eastern city of Santa Cruz, the central city of Cochabamba, as well as Trinidad, Oruro, and Sucre, with slogans against the blockades and “in defense of democracy” [Photo: APG] / A person holds the Bolivian flag during a march for democracy. Citizens from different sectors in…
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