This story about a Bolivian boy who stowed away on a truck to be found in Chikle is an example of how resourceful and determined a child can be. In a way, I think modern parents tend to underestimate what their own children are capable of doing, leading to worrying too much about exaggerated risks […]
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You think you’d have a better plan than to completely end subsidies cold-turkey like this. Maybe a plan to gradually remove them over a year or two so that markets can adjust and that the new revenues can be put to work visibly. Instead, you get protests, rioting, and people stockpiling basic necessities. Protests surged
I sincerely hope that both parties are negotiating in good faith and trying to prevent further violence and bloodshed. But that’s me, I’m a bit of an optimist that way. When Morales says he will get his constitution approved “Por las buenos, o las malas”, essentially translated as “By any means necessary”, its difficult to
Things continue to deteriorate in Boliva. First, Evo’s government expels the U.S. ambassador – but at the same time sent a letter to Dept. of State indicating that Bolivia wants to “maintain bilateral relations.” Me thinks someone should explain to him what expelling an ambassador indicates. The eastern provinces are in basically full rebellion against
Heading into 2008, Bolivia is fundamentally polarized such that no resolution seems possible. Granted, it has been like this for almost four years now, but with both sides unwillingly to concede or even talk, you have to wonder how much longer lines on a map will continue to hold it together. The LA times summarizes
Bolivia’s Constituent Assembly, charged with rewriting the country’s constitution by December 14th, has suspended its work indefinitely. Campesinos and other indigenous groups plan to march through the streets of Sucre peacefully to advocate national unity. But what’s does national unity mean when the MAS party, the party of the president, changes the assembly rules, so
It’s been one year since Evo Morales became Bolivia’s president. While the goals of his administration – refounding the country on a more equitable foundation – are hard to argue with, his methods and results are disastrous. He’s used demagougery and stirred up his supporters to cause civil unrest and blockades around the country in
As usual, MABB has an informative analysis of the situation in Bolivia, where 4 of the 9 departments have elected to reject the new constitution if the Constituent Assembly revokes the 2/3 majority rule. Governments and opposition forces have had some violent confrontations, resulting in almost 70 people wounded during one altercation. In Santa Cruz
Your semi-regular Bolivia update. The governors from six of the nine departments (states) have cut all communications with the federal government. The six represent the economically strongest regions of the country. MAS, Morales political party, amended the rules of the Constituent Assembly to require a simple majority, instead of 2/3 majority, to amend the Constitution.
The excellent MABB tells us that Things are Getting Ugly in Bolivia. My native country is in the midst of rewriting the Consitution and it is turning into a divisive process. The main message is that the Constitutional Assembly is in serious crisis. There are calls from the separatists in Santa Cruz (la nacion camba)