Bolivians vote on a Constitutional Referendum today

After weeks of poitical turmoil at separatist provinces and the expulsion of both USAID and the American Ambassador to La Paz, Bolivians ready to vote a draft Constitution on a...

President Evo Morales expels US DEA from Bolivia

Current bilateral relation between US and Bolivia remain rather distant and continue to deteriorate. After rejecting illegal overflights over Bolivian territory, promoting political unrest last month and...

USAID, key weapon in dirty war on Latin America

" BY JEAN-GUY ALLARD • IN a statement drafted in scrupulously selected terms and circulated with exceptional discretion, the so-called U.S. Aid for International Development (USAID) has publicly confessed to...

Bolivian opposition delays signature of peace deal for a month

"Government asks to sign the agreement to pacify the country but CONALDE delays a month. Cochabamba, sept 21(ABI).- The Executive Power posed this Sunday to sign the agreement that permit pacify the country and to...

Bolivian President Evo Morales urges separatist to sign peace deal today

Caracas, Venezuela, 21 September 2008. Just few hours ago, the Bolivian President Evo Morales urged all separtatist prefects (Conalde) that participated in the peace talks, to sign the agreed deal today. Pro government groups have gathered at Santa Cruz and Cochabamba a...

Morales leaves referendum on Congress’ hands and calls for electing two Pre...

"  La Paz, Sep, 6, (ABI).- Today, Morales’ government put on Congress’ hands the new law passing which sets a date for a referendum carrying out where Bolivian people will define permitted hectare amount...

Bolivians vote on recall Referenda amid minor disturbances

Barquisimeto, Venezuela, 10 August 2008. Voting has started at Bolivia for the recall referendum on President, Vice President and eight Prefects (governors). Some minors incidents took place at Santa Cruz where...

Bolivia: decree orders to create three indigenous universities

Despite having to confront a recall referendum in just few days, Bolivian government has decreed the creation of three indigenous universities. This comes as a most welcome step towards better access to education...

Recording Technology History

"1877 - Edison made the first recording of a human voice ("Mary had a little lamb") on the first tinfoil cylinder phonograph Dec. 6 (the word "Halloo" may have been recorded in July on an early paper model derived...

Q & A- Chomsky on Iran, Iraq, Lebanon … the World

"Saturday, 17 February, 2007 @ 8:23 PM Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert. On February 9, Michael Shank interviewed him on the latest developments in U.S. policy toward Iran, Iraq,...

Bolivian riots overwhelm opposition

"A Bolivian opposition politician has withdrawn his plans to hold a referendum on greater regional autonomy after days of violent pro-government protests. Manfred Reyes Villa, the governor of Cochabamba in central Bolivia, called off his referendum plans on Monday, after...

Many injured in Bolivia protest

"One person was killed and about 50 were injured when protesters demanding the resignation of the governor of the Cochabamba region clashed with his supporters, local media reported. The violence began when the governor's supporters - who are opposed to President Evo...

S. American leaders dream of integration

Presidents and envoys of 12 nations wrapped up a two-day summit of the South American Community of Nations on Saturday, hosted by Bolivian President Evo Morales in Cochabamba, a city tucked between the Andes and...

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