This cartoon from El Diario, best reflects how Bolivian society reflects regarding the questioned elections for the Judicial System in Bolivia. While current president and his political affiliates are engaged in a campaign to endorse and advocate the elections; former ally Juan del Granado and his political party MSM are campaigning to vote NO and nullify…
Category: Social Unrest
Bolivian plane crashed: eight corpses found, one still missing
After 40 hours of search, since Aerocon flight was reported missing, crashed plane was found in an isolated place, between 10 to 15 kilometers away from Trinidad. Unfortunately, eight of the nine people on board died and one is missing, search for him continues. The remainings are being delivered to the mourning families, two of them will be expatriated…
Bolivia may suffer more blackouts… very soon!
The electricity reserves approached zero this week, private sector fears more blackouts over the short run. In September 7, the demand in the Wholesale Electric Market (MEM) reported 1,043 MW, when the historical maximum data reached 1,050 MW, in August 18. According to the information provided by the National Committee of Charge Dispatch (CNDC) in its website, as of…
Smoke forces to close down 34 airports in Bolivia
As you can see on yesterday’s Santa Cruz city photo; smoke threatens our health, it damages the environment and is a cause of accidents (an Aerocon flight to Trinidad is still missing, search was impaired because of the smoke). Yesterday, 34 out of 36 airports in intermediate cities have been closed, until weather conditions improve. Hope for…
Prestigious Bolivian economist was arrested in La Paz
Juan Antonio Morales, PhD who served 11 years as President of the Central Bank of Bolivia was sent to jail yesterday, as a result of a trial that questions bonuses paid out of “reserved expenses” in previous governments. Another 15 former public officials are also being scrutinized. Morales, one of the best economists Bolivia has,…
Bolivian TIPNIS protest walk to continue, despite threats and insults!
Negotiations with the government reached a point where there were no results for the indigenous group; the vice-president of the TIPNIS Marching Committee, Jenny Suarez said she did not understand why current Bolivian president does not come to talk where the group is, but goes to talk with coca growers. The 1,890 people who are…
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