ANF reports Spain repercussions and EFE reports on USA reaction; both published in Pagina Siete: ANF The Spanish press released harsh criticism on Wednesday, about the Government of Evo Morales to the nationalization of the conveyor of electricity, in the hands of the Spanish electricity network in articles and editorials calling that decision as “spoliation”…
TIPNIS protest-walk progress, May 2, 2012
The following article was written by Pablo Ortiz, photos by Hernan Virgo, published in El Deber: “Colleagues, we also celebrate the 1st of May [labor day], because although we are not wage-earners, we are workers, are free laborers. Why is that we petty our territory, why we defend the TIPNIS, because we do not want…
Unemployment hits hard our young professionals
Yesterday most of the world celebrated Labor day, today I wanted to share an article that is shocking, depressing and hard to revert situation: Bolivian young professionals face underemployment, and/or unemployment. Bolivia does not elude what is happening around the world. Ruy D’Alencar writes for El Deber: Short, from La Paz, uses dreadlocks in his…
An unusual and most likely useless work-free day in Bolivia, Monday April 30, 2012
I remember a Vietnamese friend back in Rotterdam who told me he and his wife worked for the government from Monday thru Saturday, on Sundays they work for their only child, to save money for his education. Here current government has declared today a holiday, among some of the ‘excuses’ was to boost the tourism……
Bolivian Hydrocarbons 101: Natural gas “nationalization” was a failure, coincide experts
Important information produced by Pablo Peralta and published in Pagina Siete; a bit lengthy but it is the Bolivian Hydrocarbons 101, as a result of current government’s politics and policy: The graph to the right, shows the levels of oil and gas production (bars above); below the increasing levels of GLP and diesel imports: The…
Catholic Church ordeal under current Bolivian Government
This Sunday (day of our Lord), seemed appropriate to show this interesting and enlightening article, written by Tuffi Are for El Deber: The Cardinal, to the TIPNIS Among the contradictions of the Government, they stand out those made by some of its figures regarding the role of the Catholic Church. Since it assumed power, the…
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