Archive for December, 2010Nationwide Protests call For Morales’ ResignationFriday, December 31st, 2010 According to the news agency Erbol, yesterday around twenty thousand people took to the streets throughout Bolivia to call for decree 748 to be repealled, and for the resignations of President Evo Morales, Vice-President Alvaro Garcia Linera, Finance Minister Luis Arce, Hidrocarbons Minister Fernando Vincenti, and the President of the National Customs, Marlene Ardaya. The [...] Read More..>>Rural Farmer Union Defends Government Gas Price HikeThursday, December 30th, 2010 The Executive Committee of the Confederation of Rural Workers of Bolivia (CSUTCB), after meeting this Wednesday with President Morales, resolved to “defend” Supreme Decree 0748, which raises the price of gas and diesel between 57% and 83% respectively… Read More..>>Drivers Reject “Gas Hit” and Raise Tariffs By Up To 100%Wednesday, December 29th, 2010 The blow-back from the government’s recent decision to halt gasoline subsidies and increase gas prices by up to 80% continued today as bus and taxi drivers throughout the country announced a rise in transport tariffs… Read More..>>Heavy Rains Cause Flash Flooding in Zona SurWednesday, December 29th, 2010 A rainstorm that pounded much of La Paz yesterday caused the Huayñajawira River to overflow its banks and damaged seven houses in Zona Sur… Read More..>>UN: Cossío is Political RefugeeTuesday, December 28th, 2010 Rodolfo Aseretto, the United Nationals Comissioner for Refugees declared that Tarija’s ex-governor Mario Cossio is eligable for political refugee status before CONARE- The Paraguyan Refugee Comission… Read More..>>Government Offers “Solidarity Flights” for $21Tuesday, December 28th, 2010 Bolivian Defense Minister Rubén Saavedra announced that beginning today, the military-civilian airline TAM will offer “solidarity flights” to help alleviate the effects of the recent radical gasoline price increases. “Upon understanding… Read More..>>Government Radically Slashes Gasoline Subsides – National Transport Strike AnnouncedSunday, December 26th, 2010 Evo Morales’ government surprised the country today with an announcement that they would be suddenly increasing gasoline prices by between 57% and 82%. Prices had been frozen without change for the past seven years. Long lines formed… Read More..>>Startup Growth Soars to 16.5% in 2010Saturday, December 25th, 2010 Fundempresa, the Bolivian entity that protects business intellectual property and registers companies on a national level announced another year of rapid business growth figures with 7,623 new … Read More..>>Kjarkas announce “Mega-Concerts”Saturday, December 25th, 2010 The Karjas, Bolivia’s most famous folkloric music group, announced today that they are planning three “mega-concerts” in Bolivia for 2011 to celebrate their 40th anneversary including… Read More..>>10 Year Old Swims Flooded River to Save InfantFriday, December 24th, 2010 A 10 year old girl named Rosa Andrade swam into a badly flooded Tipuani river to save a 9 month old infant in the mining community of Chima in the northern La Paz state. “I saw the baby floating … Read More..>> |