Will Brumleve reports for the Ford County record: EIEC lineman helps bring power to Bolivian villages SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia — For three weeks, Terry Riggins was constantly pestered by bugs as he endured 12-hour workdays in 90-degree heat in the mountains of Bolivia. After work, he would try his best to sleep in what he…
Alert when you buy gasoline: ANH instructs suppliers to include notice of debts on invoices
Hilton Heredia reports for El Deber: ANH instructs suppliers to include notice of debts on invoices Some users were surprised to see that on their bills appeared a notice of their tax debt to the municipality. The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) instructed all suppliers in the country to issue invoices for the purchase of fuel…
Bolivia: Youth volunteers help support the activities of the Don Bosco Project
MissionNewswire reports: Bolivia: Youth volunteers help support the activities of the Don Bosco Project (MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries in Bolivia encourage youth volunteerism as a way to give back to local communities. Each year in January, youth come together with a desire to serve others. This year, 54 youth gathered in the city of Santa Cruz…
The more you “stay” in government, the more you have to lie: propaganda hides ineptitude
El Dia reports: In six years More than Bs2,200 million were spent on communication The Ministry of Communication between 2011-2016 had a budget of more than 2.271 million Bolivians. In 2016, it was the year that received more financial resources that surpassed the 660.4 million Bolivians. According to data provided by the Ministry of Communication,…
Overwhelming evidence of criminal organizations in Bolivia despite delusional denials of central government
Pagina Siete reports: Costas pleads for a Departmental Guard in the presence of “organized mafias” and cartels What is the reason they do not let us do our own departmental guard? Asked the governor of Santa Cruz. The governor of Santa Cruz, Rubén Costas, advocated the creation of a Departmental Guard that has a presence…
Top Bolivian NGO facing eviction – given just days to move archive
David Hill reports for The Guardian: Top Bolivian NGO facing eviction – given just days to move archive Director of CEDIB in Cochabamba says they’re being punished for criticising natural resource exploitation and other government policies. One of Bolivia’s leading social and environmental organisations has been plunged into crisis after being told it must clear…
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