ANF reports in El Deber: Manufactured exports fall and gold rebounds Industrial exports between January to August 2013 fell – 7.5% compared to similar period of 2012, according to INE, since as of August this year, industrial exports came to $1,859 million, when in August 2012 were in $2,009 million. According to data of the…
Tag: Ochlocracy
Under current ochlocracy, Bolivia lost the state-of-law!!
Carlos Toranzo writes for Pagina Siete: Non-existence of the State of law Who, who accepts the rule and follows it? In our country, who accept the laws and respect them? It seems that no one or very few. On the contrary, we have entered to the whirlpool that all counts, the total disregard and violation…
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…
Colonial churches continue to be the center of Bolivian festivities
Carla Hannover writes for Pagina Siete: ACCORDING TO A STUDY, THESE TEMPLES ARE THE AXIS OF THE COMMUNITIES Colonial churches continue to be the center of the festivities Heritage. Despite their social and heritage value of these buildings, they are in a serious state of deterioration and in recent months they have become the target…
Bolivian ochlocracy “offers” [threatens with] more nationalizations…
From the editorial page of El Dia: About telephone companies and insecurity What we Bolivians came to find out now. It is now known that the responsible for the insecurity in the country are two private telephone, for allegedly not cooperating in the investigation of the kidnappings and other serious crimes. The Government has been…
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