Catholic News Agency reports: Bolivia: Bishops call for ‘thorough investigation’ of explosions in Oruro La Paz, Bolivia, Feb 17, 2018 / 12:00 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The General Secretariat of the Bolivian Bishops’ Conference called on civil authorities to conduct a “thorough investigation” of recent explosions in the city of Oruro that have left 12 dead…
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Massive sinkhole swallow car in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Photo is From El Deber. Excerpts pertaining Bolivia from The New Daily follow: Massive sinkholes swallow cars in Italy, Bolivia … Meanwhile, two women have narrowly escaped death after their car plunged into an enormous sinkhole in Santa Cruz, Bolivia’s largest city. The incident happened early in the morning on a major thoroughfare as the…
Bolivia lawmaker says SOAT payouts too small
Allan Brown reports for BNAmericas: Bolivia lawmaker says SOAT payouts too small A Bolivian lawmaker is due this week to present a bill that would increase the amount paid out in claims under mandatory traffic accident policies ( Bolivia to ‘nationalize’ the SOAT insurance business: Bolivia’s state-owned life insurer UNIVida will take over the complete…
‘Human Error’: The cause of horrific Bolivia bungee jump accident
News.com.au reports: ‘Human Error’: The cause of horrific bungee jump accident A YOUNG woman on holiday in Bolivia has miraculously survived after she plunged 15m into the shallows of a riverbed when her bungee jump rope failed to brake and retract. A video captures the terrifying moment she hit the water, followed by two of the…
Repsol reports oil spill in Chuquisaca
Pagina Siete reports: Repsol reports oil spill in Chuquisaca According to the report of the governor of Chuquisaca, the leak would have affected two or three people living in the area of the accident. The governor of Chuquisaca, Esteban Urquizu, reported yesterday [04/06/2017], that there was an oil spill in the community of Rosario del…
Israeli killed in motorbike accident in Bolivia
Sue Surkes reports for The Times of Israel: Israeli killed in motorbike accident in Bolivia Victim identified as Dor Jan, 23; fatal crash comes only four months after another Israeli biker died in the Andean nation. An Israeli citizen was killed Tuesday in a motorcycle accident in Bolivia, the Foreign Ministry said. The ministry released…
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