Bolivian Thoughts opinion: The cruel reality attributed to twelve years of absolute control of ALL State powers is summarized below. It is evo’s legacy along with the waste of over $160 billion dollars of: blooming corruption, narcotrafficking and smuggling activities that has eliminated institutionality in Bolivia. And this delusional egomaniac intends to remain in power…
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evo lied! we’re not becoming Latin America’s Switzerland: 22 months with Bolivia importing more than exporting
Pagina Siete reports: 22 months with Bolivia importing more than exporting The trade deficit to May increased to $645 million dollars, despite the fact that exports grew by 8.1% to $3.027 million dollars. The trade balance of the country registered, until May of this year, a trade deficit of $645 million dollars. It’s been 22…
Bolivia to lose $26 million dollars for wood smuggling
El Diario reports: ABT complaint Bolivia to lose $26 million dollars for wood smuggling • Illegal Peruvian traders would be entering up to 20 kilometers of our territory by 53 road points. The Forest and Land Authority (ABT) denounced in a report that at least 2.6 million cubic meters (m3) of Bolivian timber equivalent to…
Bolivia Minister Sticks to Party Line on Foreign Cartel Presence … WTH?!
David Cagne reports for InSight Crime: Bolivia Minister Sticks to Party Line on Foreign Cartel Presence Bolivia’s interior minister said emissaries of Brazilian and Colombian drug trafficking groups are operating within the Andean nation, but the scope of foreign participation in the country’s drug trade could be greater than the minister admits. [cartoon is from…
Inside the vibrant suburb that looks like a video game: The $1million technicolour towers that are transforming a Bolivian city
Harriet Mallinson reports for MailOnLine and AFP: Inside the vibrant suburb that looks like a video game: The $1million technicolour towers that are transforming a Bolivian city Fluorescent-coloured walls tower for up to seven stories at an altitude of 13,000ft in the city of El Alto Called ‘cholets’ by the locals they were built by…
Bolivia Investigates Arms Shipment from USA
Prensa Latina reports: Bolivia Investigates Arms Shipment from USA La Paz, Feb 19 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian authorities continue today investigating over an arms shipment from United States which was discovered on Friday in Santa Cruz department, hidden in the double bottom of a trailer. These are 34 machine guns and long range rifles, some with…
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