Tag: Bolivia

• Monday, December 5th 2022 - 10:01 UTC

  Bolivian gov't signs Census Bill into law

  

  Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora has signed into law the bill regarding the national census, which had sparked a 36-day strike in the province of Santa Cruz, where most of the country's rightwing population opposing the Socialist government lives.

• Friday, December 2nd 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Dispute between Chile and Bolivia over Silala settled by ICJ ruling

  

  The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Thursday announced a ruling validating Chile's claim that the Silala River is an international waterway and calling both parties to cooperate in the preservation of the natural resources in the area.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2022 - 22:15 UTC

  Tension escalates in Bolivian department of Cochabamba

  

  Bolivia's National 2023 Census Committee gave President Luis Arce Catacora's ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) 48 hours to pull the party's strike forces from Cochabamba, or else radical pressure measures will be adopted.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  Bolivia in conflict with the country's richest province over shared resources

  

  “To safeguard food security, exports of soybeans, sugar, soy oil, and beef are temporarily suspended,” according to an official announcement from Bolivia’s Minister of Productive Development, Néstor Huanca.

• Friday, October 21st 2022 - 20:45 UTC

  “Lithium ABC countries” working on common pricing policies

  

  South America's “ABC” lithium-producing countries Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile are considering joint policies to set the sale price of the mineral, Télam reported Thursday.

• Tuesday, October 11th 2022 - 10:30 UTC

  Bolivian Ambassador in Iran summoned to account for alleged remarks

  

  Bolivia's Foreign Ministry Monday requested the country's Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran to submit a report following press reports that she might have made remarks irritating Tehran.

• Tuesday, September 20th 2022 - 09:42 UTC

  Angry Bolivians force mayor to wear a skirt in humiliation for sloppy work

  

  Residents of a Bolivian town near La Paz had the local mayor wear a skirt in retribution for his alleged disregard of the various demands put forward by the population who were requesting additional transport services and more drinking water available.

• Saturday, September 17th 2022 - 10:01 UTC

  Bolivia, Venezuela not joining US efforts against drug trafficking, Biden says

  

  US President Joseph Biden has issued yet another declaration including Venezuela and Bolivia among the countries that do not fight drug trafficking.

• Tuesday, August 30th 2022 - 09:35 UTC

  Peru takes over CAN's pro tempore presidency

  

  Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones Monday welcomed his colleagues from Colombia, Ecuador, and Bolivia, Luis Arce for the Council of the Andean Community (CAN) summit in Lima.

• Monday, August 29th 2022 - 22:55 UTC

  Bolivia: Theft of Evo's cell phone prompts large-scale police deployment

  

  Former Bolivian President Evo Morales had his cell phone stolen during the weekend, which prompted a full-scale operation to retrieve the device, it was reported Sunday.