Insecurity, violent crimes never seen in Santa Cruz and Bolivia, something is wrong and we must tackle this with more resources, long term plan and not engage in cheap electoral practices… Triple death and violence figures in 2013 Analysts agree to observe that the drug causes more bloody facts. They demand immediate action. The Office…
Tag: public safety
What does the Bolivian State do to protect our heritage?!
Anahi Cazas reports for Pagina Siete: Church regrets that there is no State support In 6 months they stole 5 temples which are national monuments Heritage: in the last six months, eight colonial churches suffered theft in Potosi. Of the eight colonial temples that suffered thefts in the last six months, in Potosi, five have…
Bolivian humor or sad reality?
In Bolivia we use cartoon humor to portray our failures and frustrations, let’s see some: This is from El Diario, March 17, 2012. It shows the increasing levels of crime and certainly those wonderful tourists who choose our country, are almost defenseless. The police section who is responsible for tourism protection has very little resources,…
Bolivian unfortunate public transport reality
In general we can say we have a very poor public transport system, the buses, mini-buses and taxis of all kinds in general are old, used, and are considered junk in the countries of origin, on top of that, most of them come smuggled and sometimes the ‘conversion’ from the wheel to the left causes…
Bolivian undeniable truths through the humor lenses
I will share with you some cartoons that appeared in our Bolivian newspapers as they reflect our daily ordeal: This is from El Diario, February 10, 2012. It shows the education minister presenting the “new ancient syllabus” and the teachers saying “how retrograde!!” Current government persists on pushing us backwards in time. Just an example:…
A Bolivian government’s evaluation, March 2012
Carlos Cordero writes for El Deber, an assessment of current government’s performance and expectations: Expanded Cabinet The country receives skeptically the presidential ads that argue to make adjustments in the economy and the role of the State to fight against public insecurity. After two Government terms, the Government has few successes of which to pride…
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