Serious concern: unplanned adolescent pregnancies…

El Dia reports: In all the country 246 unplanned pregnancies per day Deputy Minister of Equal Opportunities, Juan Antonio Perez reported yesterday that daily, the country recorded 246 unplanned pregnancies in adolescents, which led to develop a prevention plan which aims to help reduce that number and that group of the society to exercise their…

The history of the Bolivian Schindler

Pablo Peralta reports for Pagina Siete: Little-known dimension of the three tin barons The history of the Bolivian Schindler The mining entrepreneur Mauricio Hochschild saved several Jews from the Nazis; besides humanitarian reasons, this entrepreneur sought them to contribute. Mauricio Hochschild was one of the tin barons. But today, thanks to recent research, a facet…

NO STATE ADVERTISING FOR “POLITICIZED” MEDIA IN BOLIVIA

NO STATE ADVERTISING FOR “POLITICIZED” MEDIA IN BOLIVIA PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY 20 AUGUST 2015. UPDATED ON FRIDAY 21 AUGUST 2015. Reporters Without Borders condemns last week’s government announcement that “politicized” news media will be denied the funding that comes from state advertising. The announcement was made on 10 August by Vice-President Alvaro García Linera, who…

Santa Cruz recorded 1,756 fire hotspots

Hoybolivia.com reports: Santa Cruz recorded 1,756 fire hotspots The Secretary Office for the Environment of the Government of Santa Cruz reported on Friday [08/28/2015] that 1,756 fire hotspots were recorded in the department, on more than a dozen municipalities. “It’s fire caused by farmers who began to prepare the ground for soil preparation and recommend to maintain…

Lidema celebrates 30 years and seeks to care for Mother Earth

Pagina Siete reports: Was celebrated on Wednesday Lidema celebrates 30 years and seeks to care for Mother Earth The League of Environmental Defense (Lidema) turned 30 years of work and its challenges are to develop planning processes to prevent and avoid timely and effectively the damage to Mother Earth. “It also seeks to contribute technically…