The following news from El Deber [using government’s official site ABI] and many cartoons from Bolivian press, reflect an undisputed reality: we can scare away the most loyal, fiercest investor, and so all needed employment for Bolivian households. Government seals reversal of Mallku Khota Hill The promulgation of Supreme Decree 1308 today [August 2, 2012]…
Category: Social Unrest
Serious environmental damage in Pilcomayo river basin
El Dia flags a serious environmental damage that not only affects indigenous habitants close to the Pilcomayo basin but also endangers our wildlife and economy. This is one issue that current government needs to tackle fast; get their facts straight, and even more if it is a “binational project” between Argentina and Paraguay; it is…
In Bolivia: All is predetermined
Jose Gramunt de Moragas (Jesuit priest), a very well-known journalist in Bolivia, Director of ANF (one of the best and serious news agency that Bolivia has), writes in La Razon: All is predetermined Nine times the real natives of the TIPNIS wanted to reach an agreement with Mr. President What with the mania of the…
Current Bolivian gov bullies and the last elected Governor from the opposition that holds office
News like these continue to undermine our democracy and is a clear sign of the style and drive that rules the political party in power, lead by a majority of illegal coca growers. Los Tiempos and El Diario report: Los Tiempos: They ratify that Costas will not be suspended The new President of the Constitution…
From “revolution” to involution
Maggy Talavera wonderfully writes about what is going on in our beloved Bolivia, her article appeared in Pagina Siete: From “revolution” to involution Neither blood in the face, nor weight in the in the heart. Just an obsessive thought: total power, absolute control. This is what exhibit without remorse, the militants who now govern Bolivia….
Ongoing TIPNIS struggle and a recollection of events through cartoons from Bolivian press
This is from El Diario, July 6, 2012: Current president saying “…we must take care, respect and protect mother earth…” And a road construction crew and machinery entering the TIPNIS, destroying the forest… . This is from El Diario, July 10, 2012: With very low temperatures in winter time La Paz city, the TIPNIS marchers…
