El Deber reports: Government reports 920 positive cases of H1N1 flu in the country The National Chief of epidemiology of the Ministry of Health, Johnny Rada, reported on Wednesday, July 4, 2012; reported 920 positive cases of H1N1 influenza throughout the country and announced that, for that reason, they expand the spectrum of vaccination to…
Category: Santa Cruz
What to do when birds damage agricultural crops? its happening in Santa Cruz!!
While we acknowledge that a balance between wildlife and human needs must be balanced in a sustainable way. Watching the effect thousands of pigeons have on Bolivian agricultural sector, we need to reflect. The article below and TV news say those migrating birds come to Bolivia because there is food and water for them. They…
In Europe, there is demand for Bolivian products sponsored by Cainco
ANF report and published in Los Tiempos: At least a dozen of European companies showed interest in participating actively in the Business Roundtable organized by the Chamber of industry, trade, services and tourism of Santa Cruz (Cainco) for next September, companies who enlisted in advance Among these companies is IFAD Fruit S.A., originally from Belgium,…
Soy derivatives’ smuggled to Peru
Eduardo Quintela writes for El Dia: Grows the smuggling on the border of Desaguadero Soy derivatives ‘escape’ to Peru Special report. El Dia notes the increase in petty-smuggling with little control. The ton is worth $161 in Peru Monday, June 25, 2012 It only took a couple of hours so that hundreds of quintals of…
El Mutun continues to remain an open question, by Milenio Foundation
The Milenio Foundation has just issued an interesting and however stressing report on El Mutun, I thought about translating just the questions they raise at the end, however, I concluded that some of you would like the whole report, so here it goes: El Mutun continues to remain an open question, No.151 – June 15,…
Bolivian Economics 101:The economic agenda, in its ‘infancy’
This is an interesting and enlightening article made by Juan Carlos Salinas Cortez for El Deber: Already five months passed since at the Social and Economic Summit in Cochabamba and promoted by the Government to ‘set the ground rules’ for the elaboration of economic and productive agenda with the private sector. However, so far the…
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