Claudio Ferrufino writes for El Dia, how Bolivians are left with nothing… how we are pushed and been manipulated by a few hollow people… Coquivia [coca-road] The destroyer of mother earth rubs his chubby hands with pleasure. He is sure that finally has got carte blanche to expand his business. He, in person, or the…
Tag: democracy in peril
Is there any real purpose to bad-mouth the USA?
Manfredo Kempff writes for El Diario: Keep proportions Though the Government claims the new plurinational State is absolutely sovereign, which has changed the defeatist mentality of the Bolivian, which are not pawns of anybody, we want partners and not patrons, Bolivia, with some not very good changes, remains the same for some years. There are,…
Elections in Beni
Carlos Cordero analyzes the elections in Beni; elections that are a result of the political pressure from current national government… From El Deber: Elections in Beni Finally the Amazon soap-opera about a heartless Government and the sad story of kidnapped democracy will reach the end of its first chapter. Now comes the second and definitive….
No need to celebrate anything, the UN denies possibility of exporting coca
Long-time leader of the coca growers and current president of Bolivia has “staged” “great” celebrations of what he and his acolytes believe it is a success… ERBOL reports: Growers celebrate the chewed decriminalization UN denies Bolivia the possibility of exporting coca Monday, January 14, 2013 – 12: 06 The representative of the United Nations Office…
Early in 2013, and Bolivia continues to scare away private investment!
This is a well-written Editorial from El Diario: Unexpected “nationalization” The unexpected “nationalization” of Elecropaz (La Paz), Elfeo (Oruro), Manager of Empresas S.A. and service company (Edeser), belonging to Iberdrola, with predominant Spanish capitals, comes in addition to previous nationalization of the Transportadora de Electricidad firm, of the same origin, made eight months ago and…
Black November… what will Bolivian politics bring for 2013??!!
Since 2003, after turmoil, social unrest we labelled those periods as “Black February” “Black October”… now Carlos Cordero writes a very significant description of current political party in the central power of Bolivia. From Los Tiempos: Black November Before November and before discovering the network of extortion around key ministries of the Government of President Morales,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 