A crude reality for Bolivia, an Editorial from El Diario: Declining economy Economic data has been published by El Diario newspaper in recent days, show that there is an alarming decline in this vital sector of national life. On good terms, one could say that if it were not for the natural gas exported by…
Category: Social Unrest
Illegal trade in timber is unstoppable
A sad but true Editorial from El Diario: Illegal trade in timber is unstoppable The felling of trees in forests and jungles of the country goes back many decades; but in recent times this type of drain to our timber wealth grew, no one put a stop to the action of irresponsible people who, even…
Bus, truck collide head-on in Bolivia; 12 dead, 9 injured
AP reports for Yahoo news: Bus, truck collide head-on in Bolivia; 12 dead, 9 injured LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian police say 12 people are dead and nine more injured as a result of a crash between a bus and a truck. Regional transit director Jorge Butron describes it as a head-on collision. Eleven…
Lake Poopo, Bolivia’s 2nd-largest lake, dries up
From Reuters for CBC news: Lake Poopo, Bolivia’s 2nd-largest lake, dries up Climate change has boosted temperatures, tripling evaporation Thomson Reuters Posted: Dec 18, 2015 10:24 AM ET Last Updated: Dec 18, 2015 1:27 PM ET [To watch the video, please use the link at the bottom, thank you.] What happens when a lake dries…
Bolivia Faces Challenge of Adapting to Lower Commodity Prices
From the International Monetary Fund: ANNUAL HEALTH CHECK Bolivia Faces Challenge of Adapting to Lower Commodity Prices By Sumiko Ogawa IMF Western Hemisphere Department December 18, 2015 Real GDP growth to slow to 4.1 percent in 2015 but remains high for the region Large buffers should enable necessary fiscal, external adjustments in a gradual way…
The destruction of Santa Cruz forest sector
Jimmy Ortiz writes in El Diario: The destruction of Santa Cruz forest sector The exaggerated political and racial ideology of the government has achieved its goal: the destruction of our forest sector. For the Bolivian populism, they are toads from another lagoon, represent the exact opposite of its multinational ideal, they are entrepreneurs and cruceños…
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