El Dia reports about how some public policies cause more damage than the help/support they were designed for: The furniture industry has been affected in their exports due to the decrease of the availability of raw material, this in direct relationship with the implementation of the Digital Forest Certificates (Cefos), which creates a tight control…
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Can some humans learn from earlier mistakes?
This cartoon is from El Diario, December 29, 2011. It shows current Bolivian president trying to swim against the current of blockades that will more likely restart around mid January 2012. It is assumed that humans, unlike other species, learn, adapt, evolve when confronted with reality. This political party in power is either a very slow…
In Bolivia, Serving a Prior Government Can Make You a Political Prisoner
In Bolivia, Serving a Prior Government Can Make You a Political Prisoner Dec 29, 2011 4:45 AM EST. Article written by Mac Margolis, (www.thedailybeast.com) In Evo Morales’s vaunted new democracy, the government retrofits lawful acts of the recent past to make them crimes of corruption that ensnare officials whose main offense is having served an…
Current Bolivian president’s acceptance drops by 50%!!
There is an old say: “you harvest what you sown” and that finally gets proven for beautiful Bolivia, as Pagina Siete reflects in today’s article: Much has happened between the end of this year and that December 2009, when Evo Morales swept presidential elections and the drop in his popularity is a sign of things….
Why don’t we comply with existing laws?
It is really confusing, how this government sets up the rules, laws and then decides to bypass them, instead of amending, updating or clarifying better. This can only be a proof of how current people really are. They want to do as they please, and feel not obliged to comply with the rules, unless it…
Bolivian government’s strategy to get rid of opposition leaders, December 2011
La Razon reports on political persecution and MAS intend to remain in power: Current political party in the government of Bolivia, MAS seeks to invalidate opponents and strengthen management to be extended in power, the chart to the right shows nine opposition leaders facing 74 trials. For the full Spanish article, please use the link…
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