The heavy load transport union is currently blocking Bolivian roads in 13 points; Tarija’s road to Argentina is already blocked. However, the Civic Committee of Tarija is calling for a departmental strike for tomorrow November 16, 2011. The reason is the oil camp Margarita which is in question as to the royalties’ distribution.
Category: Social Unrest
Road blockades UPDATE, Nov 15, 2011
UNITEL and PAT TV channels report this morning (06:29) Oruro: Roads continue to be blocked by their Civic Committee; so La Paz cannot connect with Potosi, Sucre, Tarija, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz. Sucre: Roads are blocking access by heavy load transport (HT) Santa Cruz: Road block in doble-via La Guardia (lifted yesterday evening and most likely to be…
Indigenous will ask to revoke current president if TIPNIS’ accords are not enforced
Indigenous Assembly Member, Bienvenido Zacu (MAS) regretted that in the last week he has heard statements that call again for a road to be built through the middle of the reserve. During last week, some groups aligned to the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) wanted to re-start the highway project Villa Tunari-San Ignacio de Moxos, through the modification of the law that…
Scalating crime rates in Bolivia
This cartoon is from El Diario, 11/11/11. It portrays an almost general perception of Bolivian citizens regarding police effectiveness while combating the crime. Here, a recently mugged woman is shouting “get him, get him!…” as the robber wonders in between puzzled overweight policemen. Police needs a major re-engineering to cope with crime. Crime rates are…
Parallel governments
An article written by Humberto Vacaflor, main thoughts follow, if you want to read the entire Spanish article, please see the link at the end of this post: The authorities in Rio de Janeiro are determined to show the world that in that city, and throughout Brazil, there is no parallel governments, or at least…
TIPNIS suffers governmental tangible revenge
Last night, Los Tiempos website reported an unfortunate chain of events: Current government, suspended (this Friday) the operating license to the only tourism company that operates in the TIPNIS: Untamed Angling. The rationale: the government says this company is not in compliance with environmental permits; and that this activity contradicts the Short Law which states that “intangible” concept of this…
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