In Presidential Memorandum–Major Illicit Drug Transit, Presidential Determination No. 2011-16, September 15, 2011. MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE; SUBJECT: Presidential Determination on Major Illicit Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2012. US President Barack Obama, says about Bolivia: “Pursuant to section 706(2)(A) of the FRAA, I hereby designate Bolivia,…
Category: TIPNIS
Bolivia: TIPNIS; La Paz strike briefs… UPDATE 9/16/11
TIPNIS: Indigenous group received from current Bolivian government, a 15-16 pages letter regarding the issues from the TIPNIS protest walk; only 4 lines of that letter addressed the main issue: road through the TIPNIS (did not respond to the main point and concern of the indigenous people). Indigenous leaders were very critical of Bolivian’s president attitude,…
Bolivian president’s biased decision re TIPNIS, 9/15/11
It is unbelievable how a president who claimed to rule with the people, has decided to talk to those indigenous people who left the protest walk, and not with the group who is marching towards La Paz. http://www.paginasiete.bo/2011-09-15/Nacional/NoticiaPrincipal/03Nal01150911.aspx The TIPNIS protest marchers have decided to continue to walk; it has been said that the police will…
Bolivia’s hectic times, September 2011
This cartoon is from El Diario, 9/13/11. It shows how common citizens perceive the problems we face daily. There are black clouds filled with strikes, marches, protests, pressing measures, blockades. While government officials, ministers and congressmen do not suffer as we do. Today there is a strike in the Chiquitania, road and railroad will be…
Bolivian Briefs: TIPNIS; mining; unemployment; day light savings
TIPNIS: The head of the coca growers in Caranavi, La Paz, Juan Machaca is threatening to blockade the TIPNIS protest walk; if the group does not meet with the government. He demands that the road through the TIPNIS and hydrocarbon investments should continue as they will bring development. http://www.eldeber.com.bo/2011/2011-09-13/vernotaahora.php?id=110912191751 Today, the presence of the Foreign Affairs Minister, David Choquehuanca…
Sadly evidence: UN report on Bolivian coca crop
Pagina Siete reports coca crops in Chapare is extending to Yapacani, see below map: Reports warns that 22% of the coca leaf are inside the National Parks of the Chapare, Cochabamba. Around 39 hectares are reported in Yapacani, Santa Cruz; report was delivered yesterday to the Bolivian government. [remember that in the past, coca growers always “claimed”…
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