An Editorial from El Deber: Undocumented vehicles According to the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), in the country there are circulating 12,000 undocumented vehicles, but according to the National Customs agency, there are only 500. These data show, first, a huge margin of discrepancy between two State offices, which could be very serious if it would…
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Why does Bolivia have a black hole!? Who is responsible for this??!!
Great but sad reality by Humberto Vacaflor Ganam who writes for El Deber: A black hole The journalist Jorge Lanata showed two weeks ago how to pass thousands of tons of products from Bolivia to Argentina through the border towns of Yacuiba, Bermejo and Villazon. Few hours ago, the Salta Senator Juan Carlos Romero, former…
Is this corruption or what?! What is wrong with current Bolivian government??!!
Curent government officials, elected and appointed do not know how damaging are their impromptu acts for the institutionalization and law compliance of Bolivia. They generate opportunities for misunderstandings and in their very simplistic way, they believe they are managing this country? WRONG!!! From Pagina Siete: Ministry of the Presidency has already received TVs, iPods and…
Is it morally, ethically to claim victory over someone else’s credit?
Bolivian government has the tendency to inflate its accomplishments, out of arrogance, desperation or who knows… in any case current news from El Diario is very illustrative, vis-a-vis our most visible and important industry: hydrocarbons! Yesterday presented the annual report of the State oil company to the press Analysts: YPFB achievements are due to efforts…
Current Bolivian piracy 101: a way of life that reproduces…
Are we resembling Somalia? Can we improve our living conditions or at least revert this??! El Deber reports: Piracy, a way of life which are reproduced Smuggling. There are 1,500 uniformed in Challapata. They seized 70 vehicles ‘Parrots’ are spies who warn the smugglers when troops of the Operating Customs Control (COA) are approaching. If…
Soy derivatives’ smuggled to Peru
Eduardo Quintela writes for El Dia: Grows the smuggling on the border of Desaguadero Soy derivatives ‘escape’ to Peru Special report. El Dia notes the increase in petty-smuggling with little control. The ton is worth $161 in Peru Monday, June 25, 2012 It only took a couple of hours so that hundreds of quintals of…
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