Reuters reports in Today OnLine: Miners’ protest in Bolivia becomes deadly At least one person was killed and dozens injured in Bolivia on Thursday (August 24) after miners and riot police exchanged sticks of dynamite and tear gas during a protest to demand better work conditions. The National Federation of Mining Cooperatives of Bolivia (FENCOMIN),…
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Precursor Seizures Show Bolivia’s Role in Cocaine Trade
InSight Crime reports: Precursor Seizures Show Bolivia’s Role in Cocaine Trade Written by Luis Fernando Alonso Authorities in Bolivia last year confiscated almost 600 metric tons of precursor chemicals used to process cocaine, underlining the nation’s importance in the South American chain of production for the drug. Officials from Bolivia’s Chemical Substances Investigation Group (El…
Strike, marches in Bolivia against Morales’ government
AP reports through NZ Herald: Strike, marches in Bolivia against Morales’ government LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) ” Large crowds have taken to the streets of Bolivia’s capital to protest against the government of President Evo Morales in a strike observed by sectors including public schoolteachers and health workers. [photo is from the article in Spanish…
UN asked Bolivia gov to investigate the attacks to the home of the Ombudsman
AFP reports in Pagina Siete: UN asked to investigate the attacks to the home of the Ombudsman Two fires were recorded at the home of Villena who described the events ‘as a criminal political fact’. United Nations recommended the Bolivian public prosecutor to investigate the two fires in the home of the Ombudsman, a harsh…
Over the last ten years, anarchy has sprouted: Cowardly aggression of drivers in La Paz
El Diario reports: Cowardly aggression of drivers in La Paz • Fejuve ensures that will not allow increase in tariffs to passengers The drivers of public transport yesterday [01/11/2016] staged riots in the vicinity of the Simon Bolivar Avenue, near Hernando Siles Stadium, when they tried to force drivers to charge fares with an increase…
Between what is said and done… corruption is present under current Bolivian government!
An Editorial from El Diario: Between what is said and done The first revelations of some news inconvenience for the Government and the somewhat later approach of the same authorities, indicate much difference or contradiction. In the first impact the usual surge “heads will roll”, with greater emphasis if the damage is economic and the…
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