Raul Penaranda writes in Pagina Siete: Distance between what is said and done Past Bolivian politicians were not a paragon of virtue, much less, and committed a series of contradictions between what they said and did. One offered a “moral revolution” and was involved in numerous scandals, another 500,000 jobs promised and fulfilled only 10%…
Tag: TIPNIS
TIPNIS: a colonial and unilateral Bolivian governmental sorry decision
Thia ia a good analysis of what the brave people of the TIPNIS had to endure. A relentless Bolivian central government to prove they are in command, despite the alleged ownership of their territory in the new constitution, the indigenous people are not only fighting for their domain but also are protecting OUR national park….
TIPNIS protest-walk progress, May 2, 2012
The following article was written by Pablo Ortiz, photos by Hernan Virgo, published in El Deber: “Colleagues, we also celebrate the 1st of May [labor day], because although we are not wage-earners, we are workers, are free laborers. Why is that we petty our territory, why we defend the TIPNIS, because we do not want…
TIPNIS needs to be protected, February 5, 2012
Current government has changed its tactics, after a pale welcoming of the group of people who want a road to cut the TIPNIS, now they are working in the National Assembly (former Congress) a law that will open up the possibility for such road. In the meantime, public opinion is reflected as follows: This is…
Government passed the “short” law against TIPNIS’ rights
Despite all the national feedback, current government political party, has exerted their numeral superiority to pass the law in the lower and upper chambers of the National Assembly (former Congress). Now current president will have to sign it to start enforcement. This law approves some sort of “consultation” (referendum) that still needs to be clarified…
Bolivian government’s: Prebends, Bribery, Payoff; Subsidies, Bonuses or plain naiveté?
The following link is from an article that was written by Julio H. Linares C. and published by Los Tiempos, 10/12/11. Linares lists all the unrestricted, unplanned, highly questioned disbursements current Bolivian president has made since he assumed office and in special under this week’s “extraordinary” circumstances. Yes, too close to the so-called Judicial “elections”…
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