By ANF, Eju.tv: President of the oilseed industry: The problem isn’t with us, but the penalty is Industry representatives held an emergency meeting to reject the authorities’ decision, arguing it makes no sense to penalize producers when the issue lies with distributors. The president of the National Chamber of the Oilseed Industry, Jorge Amantegui, regretted…
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Police Evicted by 200 Land Invaders | Policía fue desalojada por 200 avasalladores
By El Deber: On Friday, a contingent of uniformed officers was sent but could not reverse the illegal occupation of the 6,000-hectare Santa Rita property. A group of land invaders seized the Santa Rita property yesterday, located in the Guarayos province of Santa Cruz. They expelled a police contingent that had arrived to secure the…
What are you waiting for, President, to stop the violence? – ¿Qué espera, presidente para frenar la violencia?
Editorial, El Deber: Impotence and helplessness in Santa Cruz. The encroachments on land reach intolerable extremes, in the face of the indifferent gaze of the national government, the Police and the Public Prosecutor’s Office. The images of yesterday’s confrontation are horrifying, because they leave evidence that these people who want to take possession of others…
Bolivia to take water dispute with Chile to UN court
BBC News reports: Bolivia to take water dispute with Chile to UN court Bolivian President Evo Morales has said his country will file a suit against Chile over a water dispute at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Bolivia says it owns the Silala spring in a border region and that it is not being…
Chilean industry does not pay for usufruct of Bolivian Silala
El Diario reports off another abnormality imposed by Chile: Chilean industry does not pay for usufruct of Silala • Apart from the streams of Silala and groundwater that are in Bolivian territory, border region between the two countries, a legal technical study reveals that there are other water resources which are used without paying a…
Santa Cruz needs to draw the line!
Santa Cruz is the economic driving force in Bolivia, as such, must draw the lines for the economic future of Bolivia. El Deber reports: Big and new challenges The Santa Cruz economy grows despite everything and expects seven laws Crucian entrepreneurship accepts the challenge of the Government to continue breaking economic records and raise export….
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