In his well-rehearsed melodramatic voice, current Bolivia president always like to say “I am learning, I did not know…” … over and over we heard this, through a “learning” decade, that Bolivia has lost, over $150 billion of our dollars were wasted. Now, the news of a failure, due to irresponsible demagogue and plain incompetence…
Tag: Ochlocracy
Human Rights Council and the Universal Periodic Review for Bolivia
Human Rights Council adopts outcomes of Universal Periodic Review of Bolivia, Fiji, and San Marino … The Human Rights Council met on March 18, 2015. And as it was expected, the Bolivian government managed to receive praises, even on indigenous affairs, forgetting the brutal police aggression on the TIPNIS people at Chaparina, and the ongoing repression…
Bolivia’s Minimum Wage: How to Kill the Economy
From PanAm Post: Bolivia’s Minimum Wage: How to Kill the Economy Red Tape Forces Thousands to Scratch a Living in Informal Labor Sector by Roberto Ortiz March 17, 2015 at 3:11 pm Bolivian President Evo Morales has once again come to an agreement with the Bolivian Worker’s Center (COB) to increase their workers pay by…
30.2% of Bolivian population were victim of corruption since the masismo assumed power… WTH?!
Bolivia has been shaken by increasing corruption and violence levels since the coca-grower caudillo assumed presidency. Almost a decade has past and over $150 billion dollars wasted. The ochlocracy is ruling the country and anarchy takes over. The following is an excerpt of The Economist article on corruption and my comment in that site: ……
Bolivia’s recurrent ordeal, disastrous gov’s performance on road maintenance!
Bolivia, on a yearly, seasonal time, endures floods, road destruction and this government which claims its success and bonanza, has failed over the last nine years to provide adequate infrastructure and response to heavy rain, floods and disaster. The following news reflect our ordeal: From The Telegraph: Floods bring bridge down in Bolivia A bridge…
Food inflation rose 2% in two months
La Prensa reports: JUBILEE FOUNDATION FOOD ROSE 2% IN TWO MONTHS The first two months of 2015, food prices rose 2%, as estimated by the Jubilee Foundation. The February rate was 0.11% and is lower than those recorded during the previous three months. According to INE, inflation in February was 0.34%; while food prices rose…
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