Tag: Evo Morales

Monday, July 9th 2012 - 12:45 UTC
Bolivia: Indigenous rioting threaten Canadian mining company with nationalization

Bolivia will consider nationalizing Canadian miner South American Silver Corp's silver property, President Evo Morales said on Sunday, following violent indigenous protests against the mining project.
Wednesday, June 27th 2012 - 20:24 UTC
Bolivian police return to work with a first main job: contain an indigenous march

Bolivia's police ended a violent mutiny and went back to work on Wednesday after reaching an accord with government ministers and the police leadership on pay and disciplinary rules, satisfying lower-ranking officers who had rejected a previous deal.
Tuesday, June 26th 2012 - 04:36 UTC
Bolivian police sixth day of mutiny: clashes between Morales supporters and strikers

Rebel police clashed with pro-government supporters Monday outside Bolivia's presidential palace in the capital La Paz on the sixth day of a mutiny demanding better pay.
Monday, June 25th 2012 - 06:30 UTC
Striking Bolivian rank-and-file police disregard officers and reject pay agreement

Striking Bolivian police officers have rejected an accord with the government four days into a nationwide strike to demand higher wages. The protesting rank-and-file police burned copies of the agreement during marches across Bolivia Sunday and said they would elect new representatives.
Wednesday, June 20th 2012 - 06:08 UTC
Iranian president meets with Bolivia’s Morales reinforce cooperation deals

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stopped in Bolivia Tuesday en route to the Rio+20 summit in Brazil, to court support from another Latin American nation which has tense ties with the United States.
Monday, June 4th 2012 - 03:08 UTC
“Malvinas for Argentina and sea outlet for Bolivia” demands Morales at OAS meeting

As anticipated in the opening speech of the 42 OAS General Assembly hosted by landlocked Bolivia, President Evo Morales put on the discussion table his country’ aspiration for an outlet to the Pacific Ocean linking it to Argentina’s sovereignty dispute with the UK over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.
Tuesday, May 29th 2012 - 06:05 UTC
“Malvinas for Argentina and sea for Bolivia” battle cry at next OAS assembly

Bolivian president Evo Morales announced on Monday he will request at the coming Organization of American States, OAS General Assembly to be held in Cochabamba that the issues of Malvinas Argentine sovereignty and a sea outlet for Bolivia be discussed.
Wednesday, May 9th 2012 - 19:14 UTC
India’s ambitious project to mine 20bn tons of iron ore in Bolivia at risk

India’s Jinda Steel & Power's ambitious Bolivian project to mine 20 billion tons of iron ore is at risk after the Bolivian government encashed yet another 18-million dollars bank guarantee from the Indian firm for not meeting contractual terms.
Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 23:35 UTC
IMF does not see a ‘nationalization trend’ in South America; Bolivia in compensation talks

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it does not see a trend in South America toward state nationalization of private companies despite moves made by Bolivia and Argentina in recent weeks, a spokesman said on Thursday.
Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 07:39 UTC
US and EU concerned with “investment climate” following Bolivia’s seizure of Spanish power company

Bolivian President Evo Morales Government’s decision to nationalize the main power transport company that was in hands of Red Eléctrica Española (REE) generated claims from Spain, while United States and the European Union showed their “concern.”