AFP reports in Yahoo News: Bolivia to explore oil in seven of 22 protected areas Bolivia will explore for oil in seven of 22 protected reserves, the president said Tuesday, sparking outcry from opposition activists. President Evo Morales pledged the exploration would not have detrimental environmental impacts, and said the government had held “consultations” before…
Category: Social Unrest
The UK has issued a travel advice… as Bolivia is a torn country thanks to current gov’s lack of leadership!
The United Kingdom has issued a travel warning for people who want to come to Bolivia: Foreign Travel Advice BOLIVIA Summary Still current at: 21 July 2015 Updated: 21 July 2015 Latest update: Summary – industrial action in Potosí has led to road closures and shortages of food and water; if you attempt travel…
Flood the Madidi to stay in power
Raul Penaranda writes in Pagina Siete: Flood the Madidi to stay in power There is only limited economic vision that drives the Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera, a drive almost exclusively on extractive tasks to achieve economic growth. His close look, in which (almost) only enter options as drilling gas fields and mining, as well…
Pope rebukes Bolivia’s President Evo Morales for gift of crucifix mounted on hammer and sickle
From The Telegraph: Pope rebukes Bolivia’s President Evo Morales for gift of crucifix mounted on hammer and sickle Pope Francis makes clear he is not amused as Evo Morales, Bolivia’s left-wing leader, presents gift that mixes the symbols of Christianity and communism. Pope Francis has rebuked his host Evo Morales, the Bolivian president, after the…
Attempted Tensions DID NOT Rise In Bolivia As Indigenous Witches Prepared For The Pope’s Visit
This news appeared prior to Pope Francis visit to Bolivia… as I hoped, there were NO TENSIONS! He knows better than that… anyway I thought it would be nice to publish it after he left my beloved Bolivia! From the Huffington Post: Tensions Rise In Bolivia As Indigenous Witches Prepare For The Pope’s Visit EL…
Is there reason to believe that Bolivian exports reached the bottom?!
Gary Rodriguez writes in El Deber: Had the exports bottomed out? Data from the National Statistics Institute are lapidary: until May the value of Bolivian exports fell by 29%, with a severe drop in revenue for the country to the striking amount of $1,572 million dollars, just in the first five months of this year!…
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