Paul Cockerton reports for Mirror: Drought-hit Bolivia has seen almost HALF of its glaciers disappear in two decades due to climate change The country’s worst drought for 25 years has led to water rationing and slashed harvests. A state of emergency has been in force for 100 days in drought-hit Bolivia where climate change has…
Category: Social Unrest
Bolivia does not want evo any longer!
We have to overemphasize: Bolivia is fed up with the coca grower caudillo presidency. He should complete his mandate and stop jeopardizing our democracy! I am Bolivian Love my country and I’m ashamed of my government. After eleven years of total control of ALL State powers, and wasting $180 billion dollars, it’s time for demagogue…
Bolivia Set to Arrest Ex-Minister’s Father at Argentina’s Request
Latin American Herald Tribune reports: Bolivia Set to Arrest Ex-Minister’s Father at Argentina’s Request LA PAZ – Bolivian Jorge Perez Ardaya, father of the country’s former Interior Minister Jorge Perez Valenzuela, was accused of drug trafficking in Argentina in December 2006 and could be arrested and extradited if that country so requests, a La Paz…
Extreme storms leave two dead in Bolivia
Kevin Corriveau reports for Aljazeera: Extreme storms leave two dead in Bolivia After dealing with the worst drought the country has seen in 25 years, Bolivia reels from freak thunderstorms. For parts of central South America, the last several weeks have proved to be quite stormy, particularly for Bolivia. After coming out of one of…
Bolivia reports first yellow fever case in a decade
Reuters reports: Bolivia reports first yellow fever case in a decade Bolivia’s government on Friday said a Danish tourist had tested positive for yellow fever, its first case in a decade, after he visited a jungle area in the far west of the landlocked Andean country. After an initial stay at a Bolivian hospital, National…
UNDP and Global Fund grant to fight drug-resistant TB in Bolivia with focus on prison populations
UNDP reports: UNDP and Global Fund grant to fight drug-resistant TB in Bolivia with focus on prison populations New York, 8 February – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) announced a new US$11 million grant to fight tuberculosis (TB) in Bolivia. Aiming to strengthen…
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