The sergeants and police guards along with their wives continued to exert instability across Bolivia until early today. They wanted higher pay, similar to those of the military. Current government has finally accepted to give Bs100 to the salary and Bs200 as a bonus. Here, how it happened as illustrated in cartoons, humor reflects our…
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TIPNIS Indigenous March announced to arrive La Paz city on Wednesday
The brave protest-walk composed of TIPNIS, CIDOB, CONAMAQ and other Bolivians, is closer to their goal. They wisely decided not to enter La Paz city earlier than Wednesday. Current government’s lack of negotiation skills has caused Bolivia great distress with the police mutiny. The marchers do not want to be involved around that issue. ANF…
Soy derivatives’ smuggled to Peru
Eduardo Quintela writes for El Dia: Grows the smuggling on the border of Desaguadero Soy derivatives ‘escape’ to Peru Special report. El Dia notes the increase in petty-smuggling with little control. The ton is worth $161 in Peru Monday, June 25, 2012 It only took a couple of hours so that hundreds of quintals of…
Bolivian Senator Roger Pinto’s whereabouts, June 25, 2012
The sixth economic world power and largest international border we share with is Brazil. As such, we also depend a lot on their natural gas demand, they are our biggest, most important neighbor. Current Bolivian government still fails to respond Brazil on the political asylum granted to Senator Pinto. This past week was filled with…
Using humor to understand corruption in Bolivia
This is from El Diario, May 29, 2012: Two people talking at the balconies of the former Congress, now Assembly: Woman 1: “…Congressman “Osney” wants to be given Bs7,000 bonuses! Says his congressman stipend is Bs12,000 is misery and it doesn’t even cover his expenses..!” Woman 2: “…it must be because of that… some of…
TIPNIS UPDATE: June 23, 2012
The 9th March has experienced hatred, two fatalities in a road accident, but continue to walk towards La Paz city with great resolve. This cartoon is from El Diario, June 16, 2012: Dialogue first person “…fixing these fatally-dangerous roads, the government could avoid so much mourning and pain to the Yungas travelers and coca growers…”;…
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