TIPNIS Los Tiempos reports 500 people initiating the protest march, from Trinidad to La Paz. The group is composed of people from: yukis, yuracarés, mojeños, guaraníes, chimanes and some from the highlands; group intends to arrive La Paz after a 33 day walk. Group said they will not dialogue with anyone from the government, only the Bolivian…
Category: Santa Cruz
Bolivia’s “got milk?” program
According to current minister of Productive Development and Plural Economy, Teresa Morales, reported to Los Tiempos that milk in Bolivia is produced at 60% of their existing capacity. Because of that the government will reduce the export of milk in order to improve internal consumption and will reduce its market price and will increase the tax…
Bolivian blackouts are in order…
Last night, six of the nine Bolivian Departments (States) had blackouts, earlier than the worst September predictions… This photo from El Deber represents 45,515 households affected in Santa Cruz alone. And they will continue; not only households will be affected but also industries will be forced to cut down their operations, hence lower production – income –…
Police cleared the blockade in Yapacani, 8/11/2011 16:23 hours
Los Tiempos reports in its website at 15:06 today. The police cleared the blockade in Yapacani, at least eight people were arrested and there are several more injured and receiving assistance at Yapacani’s hospital. http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/nacional/20110811/policia-desbloquea-yapacani-y-deja-varios-heridos-y_137381_280768.html
Road blockades in Santa Cruz, August 11, 2011
This picture is from El Deber web page, the road to Yapacani, Cochabamba and the road to Beni are blocked today. This report is as of 13:35 hours today (route opens for a thirty minute window, sporadically). There is a probability that the old road to Cochabamba (Samaipata) and the Chaco region will also be blocked soon. Groups…
Blockades in Santa Cruz – Street fights in Cochabamba
El Deber reports today that the rural organizations that supported current political party in government, that access to/from Santa Cruz will be blocked. They want the Rural Development and Agriculture Minister, Nemesia Achacollo quits or is removed from office. Felix Vera, press secretary for the Unique Federation of Campesino workers from Santa Cruz, announced blockade would start Thursday…
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