MercoPress reports: Bolivia to charge tourists an entry tax in 2017 Bolivia will charge a US$ 14.5 dollar entry tax to tourists arriving in the country by airplane. The new measure will become effective once there is an agreement with the private sector on the details, Deputy Tourism Minister Joaquín Rodas said. “It will be…
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Suany Martinez becomes maiden Bolivian woman to compete in Dakar race
IANS reports in Syfy: Suany Martinez becomes maiden Bolivian woman to compete in Dakar race Asuncion (Paraguay), Jan 2 (IANS) Driver Suany Martinez will on Monday become the first Bolivian woman to compete in the Dakar race, thus fulfilling one of her “dreams” on board a Can-Am quad motorcycle. “For now, I’m calm. But when…
Dam overflows in boliva and swamps Caracoles town
Reuters reports via 9News: Dam overflows in Bolivia and swamps town Hundreds of Bolivians in the small community of Caracoles, 248 km from the capital city of La Paz, were evacuated after heavy floods and mudslides destroyed 85 houses. [to watch video, please use link below] Authorities declared a state of emergency on Saturday and…
Let’s start 2017 by clarifying evo has NO right to go for re-re-re-election!
Sabrina Martin reports for PanAm Post: Bolivia’s Constitutional Court Says Evo Morales Cannot Hold Another Reelection Referendum Bolivia’s courts have ruled out another referendum attempt that could have kept President Evo Morales in office for another term. “You can not raise a new consultation, a new process with the same content on something that has…
Bolivia: Morales Tries to Thwart Democracy, Run Again in 2019
Sabrina Martin reports for PanAm Post: Bolivia: Morales Tries to Thwart Democracy, Run Again in 2019 The Bolivian government is insistent upon running Evo Morales as a candidate again in the next presidential election, despite the rejection of Morales’ reelection bid in a national referendum. Social sectors allied with Morales’ Movement to Socialism (MAS) party…
WTH! Evo Morales seeks to defy Bolivia’s constitution, Latin America’s rightward shift
Martin Arostegui – Special to The Washington Times: Evo Morales seeks to defy Bolivia’s constitution, Latin America’s rightward shift At a time when leftist populism was supposed to be receding in Latin America, Bolivian President Evo Morales is trying to buck the trend by announcing his intention to seek an unprecedented fourth presidential term. Even…
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