TIPNIS: After five attempts, the government and the marching group are starting dialogue in the middle od tension. The meeting is scheduled to initiate at 10am today. http://www.paginasiete.bo/2011-09-03/Nacional/NoticiaPrincipal/02Esp01030911.aspx Argentinian stolen vehicles: Remember there were over 128,000 vehicles that entered Bolivia illegally and later on were legalized by current government? Well, at least 17,000 stolen cars came from Argentina, now…
Category: Santa Cruz
Uncontrolled Fires in Bolivian lowlands
Bolivian “traditional slush and burn” practices inevitably lead to uncontrolled fires like the one you see above (El Deber, overflight of northern agricultural land in Santa Cruz.) Those questionable fires are a result of the belief that it is an inexpensive way to clear new and old land for agriculture. At least 40 municipalities report…
Bolivian government failed to reach dialogue with TIPNIS protest walk group
El Deber reports in its website, as it was announced the night of August 30, 2011, three ministers flew on August 31, 2011 from La Paz city to San Borja, town which is 22 kilometers away from the place the TIPNIS protest walking group was “waiting.” Government officials failed to convince the indigenous leaders to have the…
Bolivia will not change its time! no day light savings…
The Bolivian government has decided to postpone the day light time savings, which was supposed to be in effect this September. There is no date for review/approval of this action. Private entrepreneurs and other Bolivian actors are happy of this decision; many energy experts said this measure could not serve to save significant energy. http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/nacional/20110831/gabinete-ministerial-postergo-cambio-de-huso_139936_286975.html Remember…
TIPNIS update: August 30, 2011
Bolivian government expressed their interest to meet but not within the marching group, they requested a different place and smaller group to start the dialogue; government does not want to negotiate in between an angry group shouting at them (long gone are the days when current government officials used the same type of actions…) The indigenous group waited…
Bolivia’s diesel imports are growing!
Bolivian diesel import went up by 58%, La Razon reports today. The chart above shows that there was an increase of diesel imports over the years (2005-2011); the 58% ($592.94 million) increase is from the Jan-Jul periods of 2010 and 2011. $2,151 billion dollars represents diesel import over the last six years. To date, natural…
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