Andres Oppenheimer, a great journalist writes about our nightmare… Bolivia’s scandal about sex, politics and China President Evo Morales reportedly fathered a child with a young woman who is the commercial manager of a big Chinese firm CAMC Engineering has received more than $500 million in contracts from the Morales government The news broke days…
Category: Social Unrest
Anarchy! 6 Dead of Asphyxiation in Bolivia Protest
AP reports for ABC News: 6 Dead of Asphyxiation in Bolivia Protest By Paola Flores, ASSOCIATED PRESS Six city workers died of asphyxiation and 28 people were injured Wednesday when protesters set fire to part of a municipal building in the opposition-governed highlands city of El Alto near Bolivia’s capital. Two men and two women…
Santa Cruz city: Image of an adult Jaguar was taken along the G77 Avenue
Leyla Mendieta reports for El Día: Neighbors urge caution Image of an adult Jaguar was taken along the G77 Avenue Unusual. There are only two images of the cat. It is presumed that was months in the area. A team will define the best method of capture. An adult jaguar would walk loose in a…
The folly of “awarding” contracts without complying with Bolivian law
The folly of “awarding” contracts without complying with the law, El Diario reports: Sinohydro company history Between 2013 and 2015, the Chinese company Sinohydro won four projects in Bolivia for $851 million dollars. A report by ANF notes that they had a history in Ecuador for improper performance of works. – In December 2012, they…
Bolivian president fends off corruption claims: ‘We have nothing to hide’
AFP reports for The Guardian: Bolivian president fends off corruption claims: ‘We have nothing to hide’ Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has fended off corruption allegations, demanding investigations to show he has “nothing to hide”, as he prepares for a vote that could help extend his term. Morales’s opponents have accused him of influence-peddling linked to…
Are Chileans afraid?! Prevent distributing the Book of the Sea in Chile at a Book Fair
ANF reports for El Dia: Prevent distributing the Book of the Sea in Chile at a Book Fair La Serena authorities disavowed the distribution of 200 copies and even threatened with police at a cultural center. Authorities in La Serena, Chile disavowed the distribution of 200 copies of the Book of the Sea in the…
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