I write this post filled with anger against the worst populist to set foot at the Bolivian presidency. This coca grower has finally demonstrated what he is made of: egocentric and cares only about himself, a despicable person and the worst possible president. This cartoon from Pagina Siete reflects the ordeal of the people with diminished…
Family footsteps in the Jewish sanctuary of La Paz
Brisbane Times reports: Family footsteps in the Jewish sanctuary of La Paz My family and I did not expect to like La Paz: not its oxygen-restricting altitude, 3700 metres above sea level, nor the successive days of rain predicted for the duration of our visit. But mostly we did not expect to like the Bolivian…
Wheelchair-bound protesters in Bolivia brave 234-mile trek to demand benefit rise
Some 150 disabled people taking part in a 234-mile trek to La Paz, arrived in the rural Andean town of Caracollo as they step up pressure on the Bolivian government in a bid for an increase in their state benefits to combat the poverty that is facing the country’s disabled community. Setting off in wheelchairs…
Bolivia set to become latest member of the nuclear club: WTH!?
From the Chartered Institute of Building, GCR reports: Bolivia set to become latest member of the nuclear club 5 April 2016 | By David Rogers The government of Bolivia has concluded a $300m deal with Rosatom, Russia’s state-owned nuclear engineer, to build a research complex that will lay the technical basis for the country’s future…
Bolivia Church Clashes With Govt in Scathing Attack on Drug Corruption
InSight Crime reports: Bolivia Church Clashes With Govt in Scathing Attack on Drug Corruption Written by Mimi Yagoub A pastoral letter by members of Bolivia’s Catholic Church has spoken out against drug trafficking and consumption in the country, controversially laying part of the blame on the nation’s “corrupt” government and security forces. The letter by…
Bolivia’s oil, gas and mining under the spotlight in Thomson Reuters Foundation programme
Bolivia’s oil, gas and mining under the spotlight in Thomson Reuters Foundation programme by Derek Thorne Four investigations by Bolivian journalists have shed new light on the country’s extractives sector – looking at issues including unregulated gold mining and the environmental impact of oil wells in the rainforest. The stories were produced as part of…
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