An Editorial from El Diario about one of the top priorities in Bolivia’s development: About the fiscal pact Under this item the inescapable premise is that without this agreement, autonomy is not possible, even if it appears in the Constitution. The autonomous governments are not possible without the necessary resources. This pact since its start…
What are exactly the thirteen points in the Bolivia-Chile agenda?
Bolivia has a serious and long-lasting pending issue with Chile. The following is from El Diario and highlights the 13 point agenda that Bolivia has been conducting with Chile, in the last few years: The thirteen points Bolivia-Chile Here are the 13 points of negotiation between Bolivia and Chile. Point 6, maritime theme was excluded…
Remittances: Four of every ten dollars come from Spain
El Diario reports: Remittances: Four of every ten dollars come from Spain Bolivia in 2014, received in remittances the sum of $1,163.6 million dollars, a 1.5% lower amount as compared to 2013, when Bolivia received $1,181.8 million dollars, according to the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB). According to a report from this institution, the decrease…
Zaskia Antelo, chosen to be the first Bolivian to go to Mars!
Margarita Palacios reports for El Deber: [excerpt follows, original article at the end of this portion of this post] Bolivian aspiring to go to Mars wants to be a mother there and be back in 30 years The Bolivian Zaskia Antelo was chosen among 202,586 youth who participated in the Mars One project that seeks…
Bolivia’s current president now wants to grab the $$ of OUR Pension!
Roberto Ortiz: Evo Morales Raids Bolivia’s Pension Pots Third-Term President Targets Retirement Funds to Shore Up Spending In the middle of the previous century, Chilean Harvard-trained economist José Piñera Echenique came up with a private pensions fund system, implemented in Chile for the first time in 1980. The scheme, based on personal contributions to savings…
Another two cases of chikungunya in Santa Cruz are reported!
Pagina Siete reports: NOW FOUR MORE CASES OF THIS ILLNESS IN THE EASTERN CAPITAL Another two cases of chikungunya in Santa Cruz are reported The Departmental Health Service (SEDES) in Santa Cruz, yesterday [02/11[2015] confirmed two new indigenous cases of chikungunya in the capital Santa Cruz, with whom, added four people affected by this disease. SEDES…
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