Los Tiempos published today results of a survey regarding how citizens perceive corruption in their municipalities. 1,200 citizens were interviewed in 14 disctrict of the city and 3 other municipalities. Bribery heads the polls by 39.28%; 21.74% agreed that all reasons were cause for corruption; 18.24% political friendship; 8.32% family related; ad 4.81% said none…
Category: Social Unrest
Land titles given away in Santa Cruz had no value…
El Dia reports today that the land titles given by the central government over two months ago are of no value. ANAPO (vegetable oil) organization hosted an event where current president gave 1,046 of those titles to the members of this organization. It was an important event that the government used to show that central…
TIPNIS and USA relations? Protest Walk UPDATE 8/27/11
This cartoon is from La Razon, August 27, 2011. You can see Quintana, carving a “Gringo go Home” in the TIPNIS. Quintana is a public official who criticized indigenous TIPNIS leaders talking with US Embassy personnel and advocating that USAID should be expelled from Bolivia. This protest walk is in its 13th day; yesterday the group walked 17 kilometers and…
Potosi and Oruro with border conflicts = violence and strikes
Potosi and Oruro have a territory dispute, Coroma and Quillacas are “ayllus” (communities) for both departments, respectively. Last year a group of Potosi farmers planted quinoa in the conflicting region, at the time of the harvest, they were outnumbered by the Quillacas people and could do nothing to protect their harvest and lost it to the Oruro people. Planting season…
Bolivian TIPNIS current display of forces… 8/26/11
As time goes by, the Bolivian public perception and stakeholders opinion worldwide are reflected in this cartoon by El Diario, August 26, 2011. Ministers Delgadillo and Romero represent the whole executive power behind current president. The protest march led by TIPNIS and supported by CONAMAQ and CIDOB grows by the minute! So far, ministers who went to meet the walking…
TIPNIS reassumes protest walk; high cost of road questioned
Indigenous groups at the TIPNIS protest walk, resumed the walk at 5am today. They want ten ministers to be present to start the dialogue. Minister Delgadillo said they could start meetings with the three ministers already in the area. It is expected that some ministers will arrive today, uncertain that ten ministers, as requested, will be there….
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