David Unsworth writes for PanAm Post: It is high time for the Latin American region to demand term limits for both the executive and legislative branches. In 2010, Alvaro Uribe’s two terms as president of Colombia were drawing to a close. Uribe had won two decisive presidential contests, without the backing of a major political…
evo 101, from the mouth of a former follower … coca rules!
An excellent article by former supporter of evo: Alvaro Puente for El Deber. Bolivian Thoughts opinion: Me personally had always expected that from evo, I saw him when he was dealing with us in alternative development … I have seen his actions, I knew what to expect from him and of course, I was extremely…
Despite the poverty, expenses continue
A well-thought Editorial from El Diario: There is an anguish in the entire economic environment of the country, especially in the private sector of the business sector, due to the difficult situations in which the national economy finds itself: there is a decrease in international reserves; the government insists on contracting new loans; there is…
A journey into the Amazon Jaguar black market
From The Brazilian Report, excerpts pertaining Bolivia follow: By Eduardo Franco Berton: At first glance, Li Ming and his wife Yin Lan look like two ordinary Chinese citizens. Sat on a bench, they greet the relatives who have come to visit them with warm, kind smiles. It’s lunchtime. One of the visitors approaches…
These Powerful WOMEN RUN BOLIVIA’S FOOD SYSTEM
LESLIE PARISEAU reports for Saveur: Along the winding streets of La Paz,through a hidden alleyway and down a dim market corridor, a butcher wields a cleaver, bringing it swiftly down upon a glistening slab of scarlet beef. Another butcher lifts a swollen aubergine heart, nestling it carefully atop a heap of other hearts. Yet another…
Traffic destroys wildlife in Bolivia
El Diario reports: Animals abandoned to their fate • Chinese citizens promote the killing of species in the country, offering money to local people in exchange for jaguar tusks and other parts • Senator Yerko Núñez said that out of more than 100 complaints only two are sentenced and regretted for the little control exercised…
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