Ismael Luna reports for El Dia: According to investigation by Senator Gonzales: ‘70% of the confiscation of property disappeared’ The Assemblywoman said that it is not baout simple responsible officials, but a criminal organization. During the last years, the assets of the General Directorate of Registration and Control and Administration of Seized Goods (Dircabi) reached…
74% of the population believes there is corruption in YPFB
Ivone Juarez reports for Pagina Siete: 74% of the population believes there is corruption in YPFB 57% of respondents consider that the level of corruption in Yacimientos is “high” and “very high”. Most say that state projects must be tendered. 74% of Bolivians believe that in Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) there is corruption. The…
A mountainous adventure: Local residents share tales from trip to Bolivia
Melany Cox reports for Temple Daily Telegram: A mountainous adventure: Local residents share tales from trip to Bolivia What started as a dream for several staff members of the Ralph Wilson Youth Club led them to the mountains of Bolivia. They quickly discovered just how much adversity must be faced when dreams become reality. “The…
PACEÑA WINS GOLD MEDAL AT 2017 MONDE SELECTION
Pagina Siete reports: PACEÑA WINS GOLD MEDAL AT MONDE SELECTION For the seventy-second time, the International Quality Selection Institute Monde Selection awarded a gold medal to Paceña beer, after a process of scientific selection and of high demand. The emblem was received this year in Malta by the master brewer who guides the preparation of…
Looking to the Tsimane people of the Bolivian rainforest for heart health
THE LONG VIEW Looking to the Tsimane people of the Bolivian rainforest for heart health by ADRIANA BARTON The Globe and Mail Published Thursday, Jun. 01, 2017 6:40PM EDT Last updated Thursday, Jun. 01, 2017 6:40PM EDT When CT scans of ancient corpses revealed that even 4,000-year-old Egyptian mummies had clogged arteries, scientists jumped to…
CHILE DOES NOT HONOR BOLIVIA FREE TRANSIT, failing the treaty they themselves impossed by force!
El Diario reports: Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé: “Chile does not honor free transit” • Justice Minister Héctor Arce asked Chile to understand that the Customs’ strike could generate a humanitarian disaster at the border. In the face of the damage to Bolivian exports via Arica and Antofagasta, by the blockade of customs officials against the country’s…
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