This cartoon is from El Diario (9/22/11), Beni is the department who “receives” most of the rain waters from the highlands and valleys of Bolivia. Every year there is flooding and cattle and housing is lost. In the cartoon, the son says: “…dad! why don’t we take the cattle to higher lands, before the flooding…
UN asks violence to stop immediately: TIPNIS
Yoriko Yasukawa, UN Resident Coordinator in Bolivia, and PNUD Rep asks violence should stop immediately http://www.eldeber.com.bo/2011/2011-09-25/vernotaahora.php?id=110925200003 El Deber reports the reaction against this violence: twitter gets busy! http://www.eldeber.com.bo/2011/2011-09-25/vernotaahora.php?id=110925200003
URGENT: TIPNIS’ leaders have been arrested by Bolivian police!
Pagina Siete reports in its website: early this afternoon (9/25/11), police in light vehicles took a number of the TIPNIS leaders. Police threw tear gas and a number of indigenous people were arrested, among others, Celso Padilla and Fernando Vargas. Because of the gas, reporters could not see who else was arrested. http://www.paginasiete.bo/2011-09-25/Nacional/Destacados/tipnis.aspx
Undesirable friendship: Bolivia does not need Iran
This Sunday, September 25, 2011, Los Tiempos newspaper from Cochabamba writes about a questionable friendship/alliance that current Bolivian government persists with Iran. Not so long ago, a criminal terrorist that took part in the Argentina bomb attack, who is now Iran’s minister of defense, was invited officially to attend the creation of a military unit “created” by…
TIPNIS: Foreign Affairs minister Choquehuanca released…
This morning a group of women from the TIPNIS protest-walk group, took Foreign Affairs minister, David Choquehuanca and vice-minister for Social Movements, Cesar Navarro as “shields” in an attempt to break the police fence. Group has released (13:15 hours) government officials (after three hours) and is now around 500 meters away from Yucumo. A kilometer away…
Santa Cruz anniversary! it continues to be the future and hope for Bolivia!
Today Santa Cruz celebrates its 201 years from the time it began its fight for independence. This photo, taken by El Dia best represents what Santa Cruz is for Bolivia: the future, and hope for better days. Santa Cruz has become the La Paz from last century, the Sucre from the previous one; it is…
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