Tag: Evo Morales

• Friday, January 23rd 2015 - 06:10 UTC

  Morales is sworn in for a third period promises to reduce poverty to 8% by 2020

  

  President of Bolivia Evo Morales on Thursday was sworn in for the third time as his country's head of state, and set as his primary objective reduce further poverty levels up to the end of his term in 2020.

• Thursday, January 22nd 2015 - 05:38 UTC

  Morales invested as Indian leader in Andean ritual calls to defend Mother Earth Pachamama

  

  Bolivian President Evo Morales called Wednesday for a halt to “the crazy race of destroying the Earth in the name of development” after being invested as Indian leader in a ritual at the pre-Colombian ruins of Tiahuanaco, located some 71 kilometers from La Paz.

• Monday, December 29th 2014 - 07:57 UTC

  YPFB-Andina awarded exploration rights in Santa Cruz areas

  

  Bolivia's export 6.3 % higher than despite drop in gas volumes. Economic growth, foreign investment continue

• Friday, December 26th 2014 - 07:43 UTC

  Bolivian Oil Company CEO on sick leave, has cancer

  

  President Evo Morales to coordinate operations with company executive in the meantime. Vice President Garcia Linera makes the announcement regarding 'Comrade' Villegas

• Tuesday, December 23rd 2014 - 04:36 UTC

  Evo Morales' estate 12.67 percent higher than in 2012

  

  President's affidavit before the State's General Comptrollership raises questions on how he amassed 437,787 US dollars. Opposition says he should have turned poorer, living on a public servant salary.

• Saturday, December 20th 2014 - 04:55 UTC

  Evo: Pope to visit Bolivia in 2015

  

  With Francis' new role in international affairs, Morales sounded confident Holy See will do its part in feud with Chile, but made no specific mention of it.

• Wednesday, December 17th 2014 - 03:46 UTC

  Cristina makes major castling on eve of Mercosur Summit

  

  Evo Morales, Governor Urribarri play football - New Intelligence boss appointed.

• Tuesday, November 18th 2014 - 11:19 UTC

  Bolivia confident Mercosur incorporation process will be ironed out at the next summit

  

  Bolivia trusts that at the coming Mercosur summit in Argentina it can advance in solving the “technical-legal” difficulties that are delaying the country's full membership of the trade and political group. Allegedly one of the main differences rests in neighboring Paraguay and how it would accept Bolivia's incorporation.

• Monday, October 20th 2014 - 08:46 UTC

  Morales 'king' of Bolivia; his two thirds majority in congress open the way to reform the constitution

  

  President Evo Morales swept to a third term with 61% of the vote, electoral officials said in confirming the result. The October 12 balloting was a massive vote of support and a strong mandate to expand his reforms which will have a swift legislative discussion since Morales party obtained two thirds of the Legislative Assembly benches.

• Tuesday, October 14th 2014 - 06:54 UTC

  Morales pledges orthodox economic policies and respect for private property

  

  Bolivian President Evo Morales, who easily won a third term in a weekend election, has said he will stick to his brand of pragmatic socialism, respecting private property while expanding the state's role in the economy.