Over the years, public safety has decreased at an alarming rate! The worst happens in beautiful Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Not only drug trafficking has brought violence to our streets, drug addicts commit felonies and are obviously more violent. The cartoon from El Diario, January 9, 2012 portrays our sad and frustrating reality. Crime rates…
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Bolivian ministers with very low acceptance
Pagina Siete makes public the results of a poll conducted by IPSOS, regarding public opinion’s on current government ministers acceptance, 45% voted “none of them”: When respondents were consulted by who is the “best” inside the Cabinet Minister of Evo Morales, 45% said that “none” and another 22% abstained from comment. None of the members…
Bolivia is exposed and is vulnerable to the international economic crisis
Los Tiempos issued a report that warns about the international economic crisis, despite the continuing positive governmental statements that our economy is “armored,” this article reflects on important information, for full Spanish article please use link below: More than the 55 percent of Bolivian exports has as destination countries that, if all forecasts are met,…
An interesting article in The Economist about Bolivian Justice, January 2012
The Economist has written about Bolivia’s Justice, here is an excerpt but the link below will take you to the full story: The justice system in Bolivia Rough justice The wrong way to reform the courts Jan 7th 2012 | LA PAZ | from the print edition IN THE streets of El Alto, Bolivia’s poorest and fastest-growing…
TIPNIS under siege, January 2012
This cartoon is from El Diario, January 5, 2012. It shows an interview on the current “walk” by those people who want the road to cross over the TIPNIS. People who are no longer advocating the road between Beni and Cochabamba but to cross the TIPNIS! The press asks: “…Mr. Cacique (chief, boss)! tell us,…
Santa Cruz Governor Ruben Costas under political persecution; one victory but several more charges are likely to continue
From El Deber’s website, report made by C. Delgado y M. Chuquimia: Suspended charges against Rubén Costas The seventh judge of investigation criminal, Ivan Córdova, determined yesterday to rescind the Declaration of rebellion and the arrest warrants against Governor Rubén Costas by the proceedings for contempt, followed by the Prosecutor Marcelo Soza. “Citizen Rubén Costas has…
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