From StarTribune: A Minnesota-funded college has taken root in rural Bolivia By Jean Hopfensperger In a remote farm community nestled in the Bolivian mountains, a Catholic university has taken root thanks to Minnesota supporters 4,500 miles away. Called the Unidad Academica Campesina, it has offered college degrees to indigenous students in practical fields such as…
The world begins to realize the kind of government Bolivians have…
AP reports for ABC News: Scandal Emerges as Bolivia President Seeks Fourth Term By CARLOS VALDEZ, ASSOCIATED PRESS President Evo Morales had seemed exempt from the scandal that has besmirched much of South America’s left, but an alleged influence-peddling affair involving a woman who bore him a child comes at the most inopportune of moments….
Bolivia’s scandal about sex, politics and China
Andres Oppenheimer, a great journalist writes about our nightmare… Bolivia’s scandal about sex, politics and China President Evo Morales reportedly fathered a child with a young woman who is the commercial manager of a big Chinese firm CAMC Engineering has received more than $500 million in contracts from the Morales government The news broke days…
Anarchy! 6 Dead of Asphyxiation in Bolivia Protest
AP reports for ABC News: 6 Dead of Asphyxiation in Bolivia Protest By Paola Flores, ASSOCIATED PRESS Six city workers died of asphyxiation and 28 people were injured Wednesday when protesters set fire to part of a municipal building in the opposition-governed highlands city of El Alto near Bolivia’s capital. Two men and two women…
Love Scandal May Doom Bolivian Leader’s Push for a Fourth Term
From The New York Times: Love Scandal May Doom Bolivian Leader’s Push for a Fourth Term Editorial Observer By ERNESTO LONDOÑO LA PAZ, Bolivia — Shortly after President Evo Morales of Bolivia quashed rumors last month that he had shelled out $200 for haircuts, a more serious allegation has transfixed the country, one of the…
Bolivia leader asks probe of ex-girlfriend’s contracts
AP reports for Yahoo news: Bolivia leader asks probe of ex-girlfriend’s contracts LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s President Evo Morales says he’s asking government auditors to investigate contracts given to a Chinese company that employs a former girlfriend. Morales denies any wrongdoing in the more than $400 million worth of state contracts with China…
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