An interesting Editorial from El Diario: An economy with money but no production Incredible setbacks are happening in the country, especially in the economic and financial; for example, flaunts international reserves and boasts that there is lot of money; however, loans with the purpose of a work programmed by the Government are handled. Speaks of…
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Bolivian public officials told to campaign 50% of their time!
This cartoon is from Los Tiempos, October 10, 2013: Avernoy: “before being a masista I have met you as ecologist and as a left wing militant. What do you think now that evo accuses you of being part of the internal opposition, enemy of the change? Any opinion regarding that, dude?” person: “I’d be very…
Do you know who is the true racist in Bolivia?!
Manfredo Kempff writes in El Deber: Who is the racist? Milena Fernández, TV presenter is being harassed by the public prosecutor of Oruro, which accused her of “racist”, in one of her tourist programs she said that city, despite its virtues, “stink”. No one may like being told that their town sucks, but the people…
Bolivian poor are experiencing higher inflation rates!
ANF reports in El Deber: INFLATION According to Jubileo, inflation for the poor comes to 7.04% Jubileo [Jubilee] Foundation points out that the greatest consequence of inflation rests on the poorest, since these families spend more than half of their income on food. » Inflation accumulated to September stood at 5.6% The Jubileo Foundation said…
Bolivian ochlocratic central government through the humor lens!
Here a few cartoons from Bolivian newspapers that portray our daily ordeal under this ochlocracy: From La Razon, June 26, 2013: Portrays how current central government relentlessly and in complete disrespect of mother nature and indigenous communities, which they say were to respect, still persists on cutting the TIPNIS in half, right through the middle…
Bolivian certified forests decreased by 50%!!!
is the league for the defense of the environment, the best NGOs around Bolivia and I had the privilege of have worked/interacted with them back in the 90s. Today, I want to highlight a very serious issue raised by LIDEMA for our environment: Bolivian certified forests decreased by 50% Bolivia left the leadership in the…
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