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Sunday, February 14, 2010
Bolivia Opening Seville Consulate
On February 14th Bolivia's ambassador to Spain Carmen Almendra announced to Red Erbol that next week Bolivia will be opening a consulate in Seville largely to attend to the needs numerous Bolivian ex-patriots working there.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Estimated 100,000 tourists at Carnaval in Oruro
On February 13th, Bolivian Vice-Minister of Tourism Iván Cahuaya told the press today that they are expecting to receive around 100,000 tourists from all different continents, South America, and Bolivia that will generate 28 million dollars for the Oruro economy. On a national scale the Oruro Carnaval is expected to generate some $100 million dollars for the Bolivian economy.
Ex-Miss Universe Inaugurates Samsung Store in Cochabamba
The 1987 Miss Universe Cecilia Bolocco presided over the inauguration of Samsung's first store in Cochabamba.
MAS gives Evo Absolute Power to Name Judges
February 12th, the Movement to Socialism controlled senate has passed a bill called the "Ley Corta" or "Short Law" that allows President Evo Morales to name interim judges to fill any vacancies including those on the Supreme Court and Constitutional Tribunal.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Communities Lose 100% of Crops to Drought
While much of the country is struggling under punishing rains and flooding, three communities in the departments of Chuquisaca and Santa Cruz are facing a loss of 100% of this season´s crops due to drought.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
BOLIVIAN SPACE AGENCY (ABE) CREATED TO LAUNCH SATELLITE TUPAC KATARI
This Wednesday, February 10th, the Bolivian Space Agency was born in order for Bolivia to launch its own national satellite, the Tupac Katari, that will cost up to $300 million dollars that Bolivia plans to borrow from China who will be launching the satellite
Government Accuses Patzi of Lying
On February 10th, Bolivian foreign minister David Choquehuanca lambasted La Paz mayorial candidate Felix Patzi for lying to the press regarding his recent arrest for drunk driving and resisting arrest.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
NGO Profile: Eco-Bolivia/Madidi Travel
Eco Bolivia is one of the oldest and best-known conservation organizations in Bolivia. Their work focuses on the conservation in the Madidi National Park region of the Amazon Rainforest and the sustainable development of communities in the region.
Cases of Dengue Fever Double after Flooding
Today the Ministry of Health announced that cases of dengue fever had doubled to 43 confirmed cases of the disease.
Authorities Seize More Than $200,000 in Illegal Animals
Between December 2009 and February 3, 2010 Bolivian authorities intercepted shipments of illegally captured endangered animals valued at over US$200,000.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Community Justice: Patzi must make 1000 bricks, Refuses to Resign for Drunk Driving Despite Evo Insistence
Indigenous and Farm leaders have validated Aymará sociologist and ex-education minister Félix Patzi as their choice for governor of La Paz despite his recent arrest and confession to charges of drunk driving and fleeing arrest.
Bolivia Announces Climate Summit April 20-22
Bolivian Chanciller David Choquehauanca announced Monday, Febraury 8th, that Bolivia is inviting all the people and governments of the entire world to a climate change conference from April 20-22 in Cochabamba in response to the failed Copenhagen summit in 2009.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Bolivia Weekly Episode 6 Podcast: Week of February 7th, 2010
Headlines: Bus drivers declare a strike to protest a new law against drunk driving, Devastating floods submerge entire villages in the Bolivian Amazon, Carnaval begins in Oruro, Evo Morales decrees a harsh new law against drunk driving, Bolivia accepts 88 Haitian refugees temporarily, Ex-President Paz Zamora is charged with vehicular homocide, and the first Bolivian convicted under the new drunk driving law is controversial Movement to Socialism party member Felix Patzi.
Classes Began Monday in Bolivia with “Regionally Modified School Calendar”
Some Bolivian schools began their school years last Monday with a modified or partial schedule of classes due to floods or other unavoidable issues, explained Deputy Minister of Scholastic Education, German Jimenez.
Health Officials in Sucre Present Pre-Carnaval Health Fair
In an attempt to prevent the further spread of HIV/AIDS and other revelry-related health hazards during this year’s Carnaval, health officials in Sucre presented a Preventive Health Fair in Bolivar Park, beginning last Friday.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Music Festival Begins Carnival in Oruro
In a celebration mixing music, culture, and politics, the 9th Annual Music Festival in Oruro kicked off the week-long Carnival festivities. 6,000 musicians and more than 5,000 spectators, including President Evo Morales and Culture Minister Zulma Yugar, attended the 2 1/2 hour-long opening procession.
Indigenous Groups Criticize Evo & Bureaucracy
Several different indigenous groups over the past week have denounced Evo Morales and the MAS government as overly bureaucratic and only representing the interests of large Andean indigenous groups.
Flooding Worsens: 11 Dead, over 100,000 Fleeing
Bolivia's Civil Defense reported February 6th, that some 28, 000 families (thus over 100,000 individuals) have been displaced by flooding and natural disasters during this particularly harsh rainy season and 11 deaths have been reported so far.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Cosmos Company Begins Operation After Suspension
The Vice-Minister of Transportation Spokesperson Emilio Rodas accredited 36 Cosmos drivers out of a total of 78 for complying with the strict new professional driving rules establish under Supreme Decree 420.
Supermodel MAS Governor Candidate Helps Flood Victims
Evo Morales' Movement to Socialism (MAS) party candidate for governor of the state of Beni, British-Bolivian Supermodel Jessica Jordan (24), personally delivered aid to flood victims near the city of Trinidad on January 29th.
National Lottery Corruption Scandal of 64 Million
Nardi Suxo, Anti-Corruption and Transparency Minister, has denounced a 64 million dollar fraud scheme in the Bolivian National Lotery (LONABOL).
Friday, February 5, 2010
Bolivia Irked by Brazil Condescension
Bolivian politicians have delivered a curt response to Brazil's somewhat condescending stance on the
Bolivian Men and Women in Unique Celebration: Dia de Compadres & Comadres
Yesterday, February 4, Bolivians in several departments celebrated Jueves de Compadre, a male-only
Bolivia Accepts 88 Haitian Refugees
Bolivian Immigration confirmed that as of January 27th Bolivia has admitted 88 Haitian refugees who are
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Buses Declare 48 Hour Strike to Protest New Drunk Driving Law
On February 3rd the Bolivian Drivers Confederation has declared a 48 hour nationwide bus strike
Ex-President Zamora Charged With Vehicular Homocide
Taxi driver Juan Bautista Castrillo died in the San Juan de Dios hospital on January 27th from
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Lula Affirms Bolivian Gas Contracts, Cites Solidarity
President Lula of Brazil re-affirmed his committment to natural gas purchasing contracts with Bolivia despite
Ex-Education Minister Patzi is 1st Bolivian to Lose Driver's License For Life Under New Law
On February 4th the Sacha Llorenti, the Minister of Government announced that the national police have
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Peru-Bolivia Border Conflict over Gold Smolders
There is an ongoing standoff on the Bolivia-Perú border in the Amazonian part of the La Paz state along
Evo Asks Citizens to Each Plant a Tree
Wednesday, February 3rd, President Evo Morales asked Bolivians to defend the Pachamama or "mother
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Tough New Traffic Law. Traffic Deaths Double in 10 Years.
After 80 highway deaths in January due to multiple egregious bus accidents involving high speeds,
Hail Destroys 60% of Village's Crops
On february 2nd a powerful hail storm devastated 60% of the potato and fava bean crops of the small
Monday, February 1, 2010
Bolivia Weekly Episode 5 Audio Podcast January 2010
Hear all the news from Bolivia in Episode 5 for the week ending Jan 31st 2010.
NGO Profile: PROINPA
In an age when seeds are patented, crops are genetically engineered to be dependent on fertilizers, and
Four of Every Ten Students Victims of Intimidation
According to a recent study by NGO Association of Vital Voices, four out of every ten Bolivian students
Enthusiastic Youth Open Bicentennial Carnival
In Cochabamba, more than 40 dance groups oozing with talent, youth and creativity opened the
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Two Million Students Return to School, Educational Technology Revolution
More than two million Bolivian youths head back to classes this Monday in all nine of Bolivia’s states.
IMF Projects 4% for Bolivia in 2010
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted a 4% rise in Bolivia's GDP for 2010 largely thanks
Bolivian Director Wins 2 Sundance Awards
Bolivian Director Juan Carlos Valdivia won 2 awards at the Sundance Film Festival for his picture
"Zona Sur" yesterday in Park City, Utah. "Zona Sur" is a commentary on the upper class of La Paz and the effects of political changes that they are feeling. "Zona Sur" won "Best International Drama" and "Best International Script". The film's description from Sundance is below:
Juan Carlos Valdivia’s revolving camera poetically articulates the devolving drama while exposing the bubble of decadence in which the bourgeoisie exist. With the recent reelection of Bolivia’s first Aymaran president, the long-suppressed Indigenous people are rising up to reclaim their homeland, and Valdivia returns to Sundance (Jonah and the Pink Whale—Sundance Film Festival 1996) with a crystal vision of the change taking place in his native country.
http://sundance.bside.com/2010/films/southerndistrict_sundance2010
3 Brutal Killings near Cochabamba
Police responded to emergency calls at 5:30AM in the Calvario de Quillacollo neighborhood on the
Saturday, January 30, 2010
New Mining Minister: We'll Respect Private Investments
Bolivia's new Mining Minister Pimental assured private companies that their capital is safe in Bolivia
Head on Bus Crash: 12 dead 91 injured. Drivers Union Rejects Penalties, Threatens Blockades
Twelve people were killed and a further 91 injured on January 30th when 2 buses crashed head-on at night
Morales Accuses NGOs of Spying
In Tarija on January 29th Bolivian President Evo Morales criticized NGOs, saying that some "are the 5th
Mining Minister Resigns After 1 Week in Office
President Morales made it clear that he believes that Milton Gómez who he appointed as Minister of
Friday, January 29, 2010
72 Homes Destroyed in La Paz Landslide
At 4:30AM on January 28th 72 houses were slowly swept away in a landslide in the Huanu Huanuni area
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Police Bust "Cocaine MegaLab" in Santa Cruz
On January 27th the Bolivian equivalent of the DEA called the FELCN captured a large and
New Higher Lithium Reserves Estimate
On January 27th Bolivia's Director of Natural Evaporative Resources Saúl Villegas announced that he believes that Bolivia's actual lithium reserves are two times larger thanWednesday, January 27, 2010
Bus Crash Kills 5, Driver Blind Drunk, 24, No License
A bus loaded with 50 people left from Santa Cruz broke almost every law regarding transportation safety and the trip ended in a horrific accident that left 5 dead and 43 injured. The driver, 24 year old
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