AP reports in Metro News, Calgary: Chile sues Bolivia at UN court over water dispute SANTIAGO, Chile — Chilean President Michelle Bachelet says that her government has sued Bolivia over a water dispute at the International Court of Justice. Bolivian President Evo Morales said earlier this year that his country would sue Chile in the…
Category: Social Unrest
Outrageous Bolivian populist gov behavior!
Euro News reports: Shocking scenes at disabled protest in Bolivia By Catherine Hardy There have been shocking scenes at the end of a demonstration in Bolivia as disabled people clashed with riot police. Tear gas was let off as the protesters, some on crutches or in wheelchairs, advanced down the street in the city of…
MAS bets on turmoil to stay in government!
Grimaldes reports in El Deber: Protests affect much of Bolivia Heavy-load transport, factory workers dismissed from the Enatex textile company, people with disabilities, people of Guayaramerín and cement Fancesa owners are mobilized. The sectors of heavy-load transport, people with disabilities, owners of the National Cement Factory in Sucre, residents of Guayaramerín, residents of El Alto,…
It gets harder to do business in Bolivia … WTH?!
I feel frustrated as I see my country loosing opportunities and time to catch up with the world in this century! We have been taken over by demagogue populists that only think about self-perpetuating in power … Only Venezuela and Haiti are ahead of us … nevertheless we fall third in this shameful list. Of…
Villena: “It would be very serious” failing to respect the referendum
ERBOL reports in Pagina Siete: Villena: “It would be very serious” failing to respect the referendum Former Ombudsman, Rolando Villena, expressed concern at the intention of the Movement Toward Socialism [MAS}, and President Evo Morales, of holding another referendum to make possible the Chief Executive to run for one additional term. He said the results…
Bolivia police clash with disabled protesters in La Paz
BBC reports: Bolivia police clash with disabled protesters in La Paz Police in Bolivia have clashed with disabled protesters who tried to approach the presidential palace to demand an increase in state benefits. The Bolivian government said a group of protesters attacked police officers with knives and noxious gases. Police pushed them back with high-pressure…
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