Felipe Abreu and Luiz Felipe Silva report for BBC News: The three Rs: How Bolivia combats illiteracy “Reading and writing were forbidden,” says Quintim Pulma, 83. Mr Pulma, a former policeman dressed elegantly in a slightly worn jacket and wearing a black hat, recalls the days when he was growing up in rural Bolivia: “I…
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Is evo loosing credibility, power?
Over ten years after undisputed vertical control, $150 billion dollars wasted, large corruption at all levels, booming narcotrafficking, he is finally loosing the grip, as this cartoon from El Diario clearly displays!
Bolivia prosecutors drop key charge against president’s ex
AFP reports for Business Standard: Bolivia prosecutors drop key charge against president’s ex Bolivian prosecutors has said they have dropped influence-peddling charges against President Evo Morales’s jailed ex-girlfriend, who is at the center of a steamy case involving allegations of corruption and a hidden love child. Gabriela Zapata, a former manager at a Chinese engineering…
Corruption in Bolivia through the cartoon lens
These cartoons displayed on Bolivian newspapers on 08/05/2016 expose Nemesia Achacollo, who has finally been brought to justice! Corruption under the coca grower caudillo, has sprouted to levels none seen before. This populist ochlocracy who has labelled itself [the indigenous] as the moral reserve of humanity could no longer cover its misfits! From El Dia:…
Jubileo recommends BCB to use clear rules
ANF reports in El Deber: Jubileo recommends BCB to use clear rules The BCB reported that YPFB pays concessional loans. The rest benefits from its five-year grace period. The Jubileo Foundation recommended the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) to apply clear rules for the use of international reserves, as these are not freely available. It…
Bolivia has no environmental awareness!
This cartoon from El Diario, shows our lousy and pitiful reality under this cocalero government that bragged about environmental protection! This government allowed mining cooperatives to mine everywhere and without any environmental remediation nor mitigation plans. Along the same guidelines, and given the prices of our commodity exports fell sharply is now trying to get…
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