Archive for October, 2010Mining Ministry Denies Lithium Agreement with IranFriday, October 29th, 2010 Mining and Metallurgy Minister José Pimentel and national director of evaporating resources of the Bolivian Mining Company (Comibol) Luis Alberto Echazú separately denied the existence of an agreement between Bolivia and Iran to exploit Bolivia´s lithium reserves… Read More..>>Autonomy of La Paz Department Requires Funds from Other RegionsFriday, October 29th, 2010 According to legislators, the Autonomous Statute of the department of La Paz will only be able to function with increased funds, most likely drawn from federal allocations of other regions… Read More..>>Bolivian Government Prepares New Accords with United StatesThursday, October 28th, 2010 Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca announced today that despite the cold relations between Bolivia and the United States, the government of Bolivia is prepared to sign new accords with the US to strengthen ties… Read More..>>Evo Travels to Iran, Seeks Lithium InvestmentSunday, October 24th, 2010 Bolivian President Evo Morales left for Tehran, Iran last night to discuss investments in the development of Bolivia´s lithium deposits with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad… Read More..>>Bolivian Government Says Lithium Reserves Will Revolutionize World EnergyThursday, October 21st, 2010 In an announcement today, the Bolivian government assured the Bolivian people that the vast lithium reserves in various salt flats in the west of the country are large enough to guarantee a worldwide energy revolution… Read More..>>4 Residential Areas At Risk of Landslide Are EvacuatedWednesday, October 20th, 2010 The mayor´s office of La Paz recommended today that the residential zones of Valle de las Flores, Cervecería, Suipacha, and Metropolitana be immediately evacuated in case of landslides… Read More..>>Evo Signs Bi-Lateral Agreement With Peru for Use of Sea-PortTuesday, October 19th, 2010 Speaking from Moquequa in southern Peru today, President Evo Morales announced a mult-million dollar agreement between Bolivia and Peru for the use of the seaport in Ilo, Peru… Read More..>>Coca-Growers Break Off Negotiations, Continue BlockadeTuesday, October 19th, 2010 The road-blocks cutting off the Yungas from the rest of La Paz continued into their ninth day today after representatives of the coca-growing unions cut off talks with government negotiators last night… Read More..>>For First Time Evo Acknowledges Chapare Role in Drug TradeSunday, October 17th, 2010 In a speech commemorating the inauguration of a rural congress in the Chapare region of Cochabamba, Bolivian President Evo Morales acknowledged for the first time that some coca grown in the region goes to support the drug trade… Read More..>>Public Ministry Investigates 500 Public Servants for CorruptionFriday, October 15th, 2010 In an increased effort to combat government corruption, Minister of Transparency and the Fight Against Corruption Nardi Suxo announced today that her department is investigating 500 past and present public servants on accusations of corruption… Read More..>> |