Filemon Escobar Asked Evo to Abandon Confrontation 
| El Mundo, August 23, 2010 -- Former MAS Senator and ideologue of Political Instrument, Filemon Escobar, called President Evo Morales, a once great party colleague, to leave the line of confrontation and return to an ideology that the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) was founded. |
In Fifteen Years, Bolivia Will Cease to Produce Oil
| Opinión, August 23, 2010 -- Within 15 years, Bolivia will no longer produce oil, although it is estimated that oil demand will almost triple the current demand. This situation is contained in the Investment Plan of the YPFB, said the analyst in Hidrocarburos, Celica Hernandez, from the Jubilee Foundation. |
Respiratory diseases increased by forest fires in the East
| Opinión, August 23, 2010 -- The National Epidemiology representative, René Lenis, reported Sunday that the forest fires that have occurred in at least seven departments of Bolivia, have caused acute respiratory infections in the Amazonian regions of Beni Pando, with characteristics of an epidemic. |
Government Says the Deportation of Chito Valle is a Matter of Hours
| Opinión, August 23, 2010 -- Anti-Corruption Minister of Bolivia, Suxo Nardi, said Sunday that the deportation of former Prefect of La Paz, Luis Alberto "Chito" Valle, who was arrested in Lima and is now a fugitive, is a matter of hours and he stressed the will of the Peruvian authorities to streamline administrative procedures. |
Schmidt Moved Back to La Paz
| Opinión, August 23, 2010 -- German citizen Dirk Schmidt was transferred Sunday from the city of Santa Cruz to the the governmental capital amid tight security measures and will appear Monday before the first judge of Criminal Instruction, Carlos Guerrero, who will define his legal status. |
Schmidt Was Taken to La Paz and Will Appear Before a Judge
| El Mundo, August 23, 2010 -- The German citizen, Dirk Schmidt, was transferred Sunday from the city of Santa Cruz to the government headquarters amid tight security measures and will appear Monday before Criminal Court Judge, Carlos Guerrero, who will define his legal status. |
Forest Fires Cause Outbreaks of Acute Respiratory Diseases in Pando
| La Prensa, August 23, 2010 -- The Ministry of Health declared an Epidemic of Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) in Pando has increased dramatically due to the effect of forest fires. |
Parliament Enlists High Treatment of Economic and Labor Laws
| El Mundo, August 24, 2010 -- In the second half of 2010, the legislative agenda of the House emphasize that "social laws" such as the new General Labour Act, a Labour Procedural Law , Pension Law, should be considered as having high "social relevance," the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Hector Arce. |
Bolivians in the U.S. Are Joining the Fight Against Impunity in Bolivia
| El Mundo, August 24, 2010 -- The Bolivian residents in Florida (USA) joined the struggle against impunity, the scourge of drug trafficking, corruption and violations of human rights in Bolivia that drives the Committee for Santa Cruz. |
The UN Says Judgments in Porvenir Massacre Case are Slow Coming
Senator Officially Admitted Lack of Coordination in MAS Party
| Opinión, August 24, 2010 -- MAS Senator Eugenio Rojas admitted the lack of coordination in the structure of the ruling party between social movements, the legislature and the executive branch. |
Fire Destroys 220 Hectares of Tunari
| Los Tiempos, August 24, 2010 -- There are at least 220 hectares of forest burned in the last fire in the Tunari National Park (TNP), according to a report of the Director of the reservation, Michael Cardozo. |
Chito Valle Was Detained and Peru Announced His Expulsion
| La Razón, August 24, 2010 -- After the courts ordered the provisional detention of former prefect Luis Alberto "Chito" Valle, the government of Alan Garcia said today that it will skeek justice via a "bi-ministerial" resolution, the "expulsion" and delivery at the border of the former authority. |
Jindal Steel gains on land allotment in Bolivia
| The Economic Times (India), August 23, 2010 -- Shares of Jindal Steel and Power gained momentum after the government of Republic of Bolivia provided additional 3000 acres of land to the company for setting up a steel plant. |
Petrobras: Bolivian Gas to Remain Important for Brazil
| Latin American Herald Tribune (EFE), August 23, 2010 -- Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras said Bolivian natural gas will remain important for energy-hungry Brazil, where demand for that fuel is expected to triple over the next four years, Bolivian daily La Razon reported. |
Food Crisis Threatens Bolivia Due to Climate Change
| CriEnglish.com (Xinhua), August 23, 2010 -- Persistent drought, cold weather and flooding, all attributed to climate change, are threatening Bolivia with a food crisis, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and experts have recently warned. |
Bolivia bidding for hydrocarbon exploration
| El New Herald (Miami), August 21, 2010 -- Bolivia´s nationalized oil company bid for hydrocarbon exploration over vast areas, beginning in the coming months and up until 2020. These ventures to find new oil and gas reserves will be jointed with private companies, according to the President Oilfield Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), Carlos Villegas. |
Government Denies Private Property Regulation
| El Deber, August 25, 2010 -- The authority said the only idea that people have so far is to work on respect for private ownership of all Bolivians. |
Llorenti Blamed for the Deaths in Caranavi
| Opinión, August 25, 2010 -- Ombudsman Rolando Villena agreed Tuesday with the report of the Permanent Human Rights Assembly of Bolivia (APDHB) and blamed the police for the two killed in the conflict at Caranavi, which was registered on 7 and 8 May. |
Health alert in Bolivia after teen dies from plague
| Agence France-Presse (AFP), August 25, 2010 -- Bolivia declared a health alert Tuesday in northern La Paz department after a 14-year-old boy died from bubonic plague, the Health Ministry said. |
Bolivian leader says to sign lithium deal with Korea
| The Korea Herald, August 25, 2010 -- Sharing a coordinated belief in environmentally friendly development, South Korea and Bolivia will ink a preliminary deal on developing the much-coveted lithium in the Latin American state, Bolivian President Evo Morales said Wednesday. |
Copaco pressurises government to step up Bolivia cable link plans
| TeleGeography, August 25, 2010 -- Paraguay's state-owned telco Copaco has called for the Paraguayan government to back its proposals to lay a new cable link between Paraguay and its land-locked neighbour Bolivia, with a view to crossing the rest of the continent and entering the Pacific Ocean where it can link to an international submarine cable. |
Franklin Awarded Commercialization License by Bolivian Authorities
| The Wall Street Journal´s Market Watch, August 24, 2010 -- Franklin Mining, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: FMNJ) (FRANKFURT: FMJ) is pleased to announce that they have been approved by Bolivia and received their Commercialization License for marketing (importing and exporting) minerals. |
RE/MAX Expands into Bolivia, Tunisia
| Rismedia, August 26, 2010 -- RE/MAX, international real estate company, has further broadened its international reach into two new countries: Bolivia and Tunisia. |
Iranian industry minister due in Venezuela, Bolivia
| Tehran Times, August 26, 2010 -- Heading an industrial and economic delegation, the Iranian Industries and Mines Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian left Tehran for Caracas on Wednesday. The Iranian delegation will depart Caracas after two days to visit La Paz, capital of Bolivia, to discuss issues of mutual interest with the Bolivian officials. |
Bolivia launches ambitious energy plans
Financial Times, August 26, 2010 -- “Bolivia, the region’s energy hub, in the heart of South America”, reads a colourful ad at a state-run petrol station in the city of Santa Cruz in Bolivia. The symbolism of the energy policies put in place by Evo Morales, Bolivia’s left-wing president, seem to permeate everyday life in this Andean country.
By Andres Schipani in Santa Cruz
By Andres Schipani in Santa Cruz
U.S.: No 'arms race' in South America
| United Press International (UPI), August 26, 2010 -- South America spends less that 2 percent of its gross domestic product on defense, less than any other region in the world, a U.S. official said. Frank Mora, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs, made the remarks Wednesday during an official visit to Paraguay, Merco Press reported. |
Deal paves way for Korea to secure Bolivia's vast lithium deposits
| The Korea Herald, August 26, 2010 -- The summit between Presidents Lee Myung-bak and Evo Morales on Thursday paved the way for Korea's participation in development of Bolivia's vast lithium deposits from as early as April next year. The agreement comes at a time when various companies are spurring on efforts to develop lithium resources, and are making headway in the market for lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles. |
South Korea Targets Bolivian Lithium Deposits for Future Mining Investment
| Bloomberg, August 25, 2010 -- South Korea and Bolivia agreed to deepen discussions for a possible joint venture on developing lithium deposits in the South American nation. |
Government Backed Minister Llorenti in Ministerial Cabinet
| El Mundo, August 26, 2010 -- Despite the comments from the social movements and the trials faced by the Caranavi and Uncía cases, current chairman Alvaro Garcia Linera endorsed yesterday permanence of the Minister of Government, Sacha Llorenti, within the structure of the Cabinet of Ministers. |
The MAS Party Proposes a Repressive Regulation
| Los Tiempos, August 26, 2010 -- Members who have declared themselves "independent" or who align themselves with a different political party than that to which they were elected could be suspended from their duties, as prescribed by the draft of the Rules of Ethics which is soon to be adopted at the Social Policy Committee. |
Meeting With Llorenti, Nina and Torrico is Postponed
| El Mundo, August 26, 2010 -- Prosecutor Sergio Cespedes reported yesterday that he deferred to September 3 the hearing in which he must make statements to the Minister of Government, Sacha Llorenti, former Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Gustavo Torrico , the police commander Oscar Nina and other police chiefs, on the complaint from the parents of the two young men killed in the events at Caranavi. |
Government Leaves Police Alone
| Los Tiempos, August 26, 2010 -- Current chairman, Alvaro Garcia Linera, freed the Ministry of Government from blame for the violent events in Caranavi last May and left the case to the National Police only. |
Evo Asks Seoul for Money for Bridges and Hospitals
| La Prensa, August 26, 2010 -- President Evo Morales arrived yesterday in Seoul, South Korea, to manage financial aid to fund bridges and hospitals in four departments of Bolivia. |
OAS, El Salvador, Bolivia decry murder of 72 immigrants in Mexico
| Xinhua (China), August 28,2010 -- The Organization of American States (OAS), as well as the Salvadorian and Bolivian governments Friday condemned the recent killing of 72 South and Central American immigrants in Mexico. |
There are more than 850 thousand children and young workers in Bolivia, Unicef says
| Momento 24 (Argentina), August 27, 2010 -- Unicef, United Nations Fund for Children, confirmed by a report that "there are over 850 thousand children and young workers in Bolivia, many of them in hazardous or exploitative conditions." |
Cold empties Bolivian rivers of fish: Antarctic cold snap kills millions of aquatic animals in the Amazon.
| Nature News, August 27, 2010 -- With high Andean peaks and a humid tropical forest, Bolivia is a country of ecological extremes. But during the Southern Hemisphere's recent winter, unusually low temperatures in part of the country's tropical region hit freshwater species hard, killing an estimated 6 million fish and thousands of alligators, turtles and river dolphins. |
Korea and Bolivia sign deal on precious lithium
| JoongAng Daily (South Korea), August 27, 2010 -- Korea is closer to getting its hands on Bolivia’s vast deposits of lithium, a crucial component in rechargeable batteries, after the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday. |
Morales will sue columnist who called him a "fetus of Lucifer"
| A Folha de Sao Paulo (EFE), August 27, 2010 -- The government of Evo Morales will prosecute a columnist of the "Opinión", a Cochabambino newspaper (center of Bolivia), for the crime of contempt. He called Morales a "fetus of Lucifer", said on Friday the Ministry of Justice of Bolivia. |
Opposition chief's land confiscated
| The Press Association, August 26, 2010 -- Bolivia confiscated 280,000 more acres of allegedly fallow or ill-gotten land as part of President Evo Morales' drive to redistribute land to the poor. |
Evo Morales Approval Rating Falls Nine Points
| La Razon, August 28, 2010 -- Approval of President Evo Morales fell to 46% in August, nine points lower in comparison to the month of July, where support was 55%. The survey was done by the firm Ipsos Apoyo Opinion y Mercado. |
Del Granado Stands Firm Against the Government
| Los Tiempos, August 28, 2010 -- The leader of the Movimiento Sin Miedo (MSM) and former mayor of La Paz, Juan del Granado, who until now had remained cautious in his statements, yesterday launched harsh criticism against the government of Evo Morales. He considered that the present Government has intolerant political leadership, an inefficient and improvised governance and a management style that is corrupt and partisan. |
Police Chief Backs Out and Blames the Media
| Los Tiempos, August 28, 2010 -- The Commanding General of Police, Oscar Nina, yesterday retracted his threat to prosecute those who "accuse the Police without evidence" for the deaths of two students during the blockade at Caranavi last May and his criticism of the public defendor. |
Evo Criticized for His Travel and Avoiding Conflicts
| El Dia, August 27, 2010 -- President Evo Morales arrived yesterday from South Korea with $126 million credit for the construction of highway bridges and hospitals, while opposition lawmakers advised him to tackle social problems and the crisis within the MAS, which attributed to inefficient governance. They say that he only returns to collect his salary. |