Bolivia’s current president met with Ando Donzis, President of the Jewish Community in Argentina (DAIA) and apologized for having Ahmad Vahidi as a guest of honor in military ceremonies (anniversary of the airforce academy and inauguration of the ALBA alliance military school). Mr. Donzis recognized it is not frequent presidents acknowledge their mistakes. Initially Bolivian officials…
Smuggling used cars’ humor and more…
This cartoon appeared in El Diario newspaper, on June 30, 2011. In a poor rural household, the family is looking happily at one of the almost 100K used cars that entered Bolivia illegally. While the father is saying “…here is the illegal (smuggled) used car, I bought cheap…, now what do you prefer I buy?! …bread or gasoline…?”…
Bolivian president repudiated in Argentina
Today, as Bolivian president was visiting Argentina, the Jewish Community repudiated him because of his “lame” excuse regarding his invitation to criminal Ahmad Vahidi, current Iran’s minister of defense. NGO “Defendamos Buenos Aires” wanted to declare current Bolivian president as persona non grata. http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/nacional/20110630/comunidad-judia-repudia-visita-de-morales-a-argentina-por-haber-recibido-a_131911_267257.html
TIPNIS, road and environmental damage
Actual Bolivian president said yesterday that the road that will cut in half the TIPNIS protected area will be built, regardless of who complaints about it, “…whether anyone likes it or not…”. He went on to criticizing those environmental and indigenous advocates who want to stop the construction of that road. http://www.eldeber.com.bo/2011/2011-06-29/vernotaahora.php?id=110629171812 I will just like…
Will Bolivia restore diplomatic relations with the USA?
Yesterday’s Pagina Siete editorial recalls an earlier interview with Bolivian Foreign Affairs minister. Where Choquehuanca had mentioned he once told American diplomats: “… we prefer not to receive cooperation but to have good relations.” According to this government, this impasse is in the verge of being resolved. Apparently the problem relied on a clause proposed…
Negative government intervention and anarchy – UPDATE
Regarding this government’s intention to control prices, a reaction came from the International Monetary Fund (IMF): Gabriel Lopetegui, Chief of Mission for the IMF in Bolivia, said yesterday that world food prices in the last years, were consistently high and that generates social negative impacts. He also stated that a solution to that problem is…
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