El Diario reports: ECLAC suggests change of extractivist model • A new paradigm must be applied that will contribute to put to an end the economic, social and environmental inequalities, in order to move towards sustainable development, according to the institution. • In Bolivia, the low oil price affected the economy and the oil income…
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While Bolivian gov misuses money with boondoggles, there are clear health unresolved needs and aid comes along!
Rachael Espaillat reports for Your4State: Local dentist goes to Bolivia to provide dental care For some patients it was their first time seeing a dentist Hagerstown, MD – A local dentist traveled nearly 4 thousand miles to give quality dental care to those in need. Dentist Reza Keshmiri, a dentist at Kool Smiles in Hagerstown,…
Bolivia lags behind attracting investments
El Diario reports: Bolivia to the tail in attraction of investments Former Mining Minister Dionisio Garzón said Bolivia lags behind in investments, while Colombia, Ecuador and Argentina have attractive rules to attract foreign capital, and seek to develop their sector. He regretted that the Government does not have attractive projects, while Ecuador is in the…
Illegal interim appointments persist in Bolivian public sector
El Diario reports: Illegal interim appointments persist in public sector • Democrat Unit asks the MAS to begin with the institutionalization of state-owned enterprises. Eight years after the Political Constitution of the State (CPE) has been in force, at least ten positions of state entities that must be designated by means of convocations and proposals…
Governor concerned about irresponsible gas management
El Diario reports: Governor concerned about irresponsible gas management Santa Cruz .- The Secretary of Energy, Mines and Hydrocarbons of the Governor of Santa Cruz, Herland Soliz, reported that Bolivia is still unable to meet the established volumes of natural gas to Argentina and Brazil according to contracts. [photos obtained from the internet] The authority…
Metals from Bolivian mines affect crops and pose potential health risk, study suggests
Science Daily reports: Metals from Bolivian mines affect crops and pose potential health risk, study suggests Date: May 24, 2017 Source: University of Oklahoma Summary: Exposure to trace metals from potatoes grown in soil irrigated with waters from the Potosi mining region in Bolivia, home to the world’s largest silver deposit, may put residents at…
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