El Deber website reported the latest agreement between TIPNIS leaders and the government regarding the regulations for the “short law” and the ‘intangible’ concept: The document was signed approximately at 10:30 AM this Sunday, informed the President of the sub-central Sécure, Fernando Vargas, now the regulation must be endorsed by presidential decree. The Act establishes that…
Category: Santa Cruz
A good recall of events since the time of zero coca crops in Bolivia
An excellent article written by Humberto Vacaflor Ganam, directly from his Facebook page: The Soul of the Bolivians Eleven years ago, in December 2000, President Hugo Banzer was attending a conference organized by the United Nations in Palermo, Sicily. He had been summoned to receive the recognition from the international community for having finished with the…
Proud of Bolivian jewelry!! Expojoya 2011
This is positive news!! as reported by http://www.hoybolivia.com, Bolivian export quality pieces, will be presented in Expojoya 2011: “A meeting with your style”, which will expose the work of designers from December 13 to 18, in the Santa Cruz Cultural Center. This fair is organized by the Chamber of exporters of Santa Cruz (CADEX) and…
Blackouts are in order: Santa Cruz suffers the most!
El Deber reports: The main reason for today’s incoming cuts, from 14: 00, is due to non operation of the transmission line(high voltage) between Carrasco (Cochabamba) and Arboleda in Buenavista, operated by the company ISA-Bolivia. This line will join maintenance, according to the National Committee on energy emission (CNDC). There will also be unavailability of some generating…
Public safety: what is been done for Santa Cruz city?
This cartoon is from El Diario (11/28/11), a La Paz journal which also reflects what is happening regarding public safety in Santa Cruz and around our nation. El Mundo reports on social peace and public safety, for beautiful Santa Cruz city, summary follows (for full Spanish article, click link below; after the link, there is my…
Dengue kills three people in Cochabamba
HoyBolivia.com reports: The director of the departmental service of health (SEDES), Guido Sanchez, confirmed this Saturday the third dengue death in Cochabamba. “That person came from Ivirgarzama (Chapare) and died around noon Tuesday in the Viedma Hospital.” “We know that he was at least 10 days without medical care,” Sanchez reported. It was reported that dengue…
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