UNITEL and PAT news report tonight that the indigenous group marching towards La Paz, has arrived San Ignacio de Moxos. The other end of the questioned road from Villa Tunari. The group as was entering this town was verbally attacked by a group of individuals who were favoring the road to cut in half the…
TIPNIS, what is and what it should be…
What is the TIPNIS state of play? This cartoon that appeared in El Dia, August 19, 2011 illustrates how public opinion and stakeholders view this issue. A bulldozer is going to cross over some signs: “Common Sense”; “Bolivian Constitution”; “Mother Earth -Pachamama”; “Protected Area”; “Indigenous Territory” “Isibori Secure -TIPNIS” What it should be is what Pagina Siete reported in…
Bolivian economics 101; August 19, 2011: REVISED
Today Pagina Siete apologized for the information provided regarding the expenditures of the nine departments. The following link states at its bottom that they made a mistake in reporting figures as 2011 when they were 2001. So initial information provided at my post yesterday “Bolivian economics 101; August 18, 2011” is hereby revised in its first part,…
The USG ranks Bolivia as a country “that does not share antiterrorism information”
Los Tiempos website reported on August 18, 2011 at 21:27 hours that: The United States Government (Department of State) ranks Bolivia as a country “that does not share antiterrorism information” The report also ranks Cuba as a country that endorses terrorism, like Siria, Sudan and Iran; this last one is “the most active endorser of…
TIPNIS update as of 14:39 hours Aug 18, 2011
Los Tiempos web site reports that current Bolivian president has designed Minister of the Presidency, Carlos Romero to go meet the walking indigenous group. Some of them are still insisting to meet first with the president, they want him to go meet them in the road; TIPNIS, CIDOB and CONAMAQ groups have been walking for the last four days….
Bolivian economics 101; August 18, 2011
Budget Execution for the nine departments was analyzed by Pagina Siete, August 18, 2011. The following chart shows all nine departments with their budget execution as of August 8, 2011. La Paz has the “best” and Tarija the “worst” execution. Pagina Siete reports that the lower ones: Tarija and Pando are departments that have replaced the elected Governors by political members of the…
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