The FSMTB (Union Federation for Bolivian mining Workers) met and decided to declare in emergency and want to meet with the Bolivian president ASAP. Miners from public, private and cooperative sector are extremely worried about all the violent take overs they have been experiencing. According to one of their leaders, Cesar Lugo, they have declared…
UN contradictory statements about Bolivia and marijuana
UN rep Cesar Guedes spoke today about marijuana crop being grown in Bolivia. At 20:01 in PAT, news program read a letter from the UN saying that there is no such statement (about marijuana); the letter said there is no program nor report about marijuana crop being grown in Bolivia. So, PAT reproduced both news. The…
UPDATE road blockade La Paz – Oruro
The police broke the blockade in Calamarca, the route between La Paz and Oruro is expedite! As seen on PAT news program tonite at 19:50.
Failed negotiation TIPNIS – Bolivian government, MARCH is on!
Three newspapers report that as a result of the failed negotiations, TIPNIS indigenous groups will start marching towards La Paz on August 2, 2011. Cidob’s President Adolfo Chávez, said they couldn’t get an agreement with public officials from The Bolivian Roads Administrator (ABC) and the Vice-ministry of the Environment and Water, as reported by El Deber. http://www.eldeber.com.bo/2011/2011-07-22/vernotaahora.php?id=110722181552 La…
Today: New road blockade between La Paz – Oruro
Today, citizens from Calamarca (famous for its colonial beautiful paintings) have decided to blockade the road between La Paz and Oruro. They are demanding that their mayor Yesin Luin Mamani, be freed. Mamani faces trial since January this year. He was found with two kilograms of cocaine and charged for that alleged felony. Blockaders affirm it was a setup and demand…
Bolivia: Sugar shortage?… not again!!
Around 1,500 tons of sugar are being imported by the government from Brazil and Colombia for the state-owned company “Insumos Bolivia” (Bolivia Inputs). Produce is in Arica, Chile; waiting to be transported to Bolivia. Brazilian sugar transport results more expensive this way (around the continent), rather than coming through Santa Cruz, directly from Brazil. In…
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