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Hispanic y Latino News :: November 20th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

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Beyond the Votes in Bolivia: A Reflection on Evo Morales’ First Term

Hispanic y Latino News :: November 18th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

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Facing a group of presidents loudly critical of Washington, the U.S. government’s Voice of America broadcast is expanding its audience in Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua, VOA officials say.

Evaporation blamed on global warming has reduced Lake Titicaca, one of the world’s highest navigable lakes, to its lowest level since 1949

Hispanic y Latino News :: November 5th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

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For the first time ever, Bolivians living abroad will be able to cast their ballots in the upcoming general election.

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: November 2nd, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

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Bolivia’s Witch Markets Offer Llama Fetuses And More

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Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: October 26th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

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Cine+Más SF Debuts San Francisco Latino Film Festival November 5th-25th, 2009 SPOKEN WORD

Prisa Increases Stake in V-Me to 17% through Bolivian Asset Exchange

‘Semblanza Latinoamericana,’ October 17 and 18 Only at Los Angeles Theatre Center

Third Orlando Hispanic Film Festival (OHFF) Recap and Award Winners!

United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Announces National and Regional Hispanic Leadership and Business Excellence Awards

MEDIA ALERT: Chagas Disease: Break the Silence—Time to Treat :: Medical, Scientific Experts Gather in Los Angeles to Shed Light on Deadly Latin American Disease Now Increasingly Found in the U.S.

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 21st, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

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A life expectancy of 40 years, poverty and resignation are three corners of a vicious triangle for miners at Bolivia’s Cerro Rico, or “rich mountain,” whose silver financed the Spanish Empire but has done little to improve the lot of local inhabitants.

The U.S. Embassy in Bolivia says it is closing some democracy-promotion programs at the request of the Bolivian government.

Former presidents from Peru and Bolivia joined newspaper editors from across the Americas on Friday in condemning what they call a series of attempts by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, and some of his allies, to clamp down on the news media.

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 17th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

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Sam’s Club(R) and The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

Todos Somos Guerreros: A Documentary on Political Hip-Hop in El Alto, Bolivia

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 10th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

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Bolivian Preacher Says God Wanted Him To Hijack Aeromexico Jet

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 9th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

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Natalia Oreiro, camino a Hollywood – Después de recibir un premio en Bolivia, sigue con los festivales de Venecia y San Sebastián.

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 3rd, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

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Miss España y Miss Bolivia critican a Miss Universo – Miss España aseguró que en Miss Universo se mueven muchos intereses; Miss Bolivia cree que en la decisión influyó Dayana Mendoza

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 1st, 2009 :: 5 minute to empowerment

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Miss Ecuador Universe, Miss Bolivia Universe and Other Latina Miss Universe Contenders

Maria Otero Sworn in As Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs

2009 New York International Latino Film Festival and Cinelatino Announce Audience Choice Award Winners

CALLE 13’s “SIN MAPA” Is Released TODAY – Available on DVD and By Download at iTunes

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: July 13th, 2009

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Bolivia: The Return of the “Minister of Cocaine” – Luis García Meza

Former Bolivian military officer Luis Arce Gómez, who was part of the dictatorship of Luis García Meza in the early 1980s, returned to the country after finishing his sentence in the United States

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: July 9th, 2009 (10 days worth)

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President Evo Morales on Wednesday accused Barack Obama of lying by pledging to change America’s historically heavy-handed relationship with Latin America and then halting $25 million in annual trade benefits for Bolivia.

DIRECTV Más Launches Proyecto Esperanza Benefiting The Orphaned Starfish Foundation – Latin Superstar and Philanthropist Charytin Serves as Ambassador And Kicks off the Campaign at the Ofranato Niños De Cristo in the Dominican Republic

Hispanic y Latino News for Wednesday June 3rd, 2009

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Café Tacuba arranca en Bolivia la gira por sus 20 años

US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Region V to Host 2nd Annual Hispanic Business to Business Trade Show

Standoff between Evo Morales, Bolivian media outlets escalates – Bolivian President Evo Morales claimed his government has been targeted for media persecution, but threats and assaults on journalists have increased.

Bolivia’s President Evo Morales is on a hunger strike to force the National Congress to pass a law.

Bolivia: Unlikely and Historic 6-1 Win Over Argentina

President Evo Morales, equipped with a wall clock as a prop, charged Tuesday that the U.S. Embassy in La Paz is engaged in clandestine effort to coerce Bolivia to adopt Daylight Savings Time, moving the nation’s clocks forward and backward an hour in coordination with the U.S.

Indians challenging Morales in Bolivia face danger

Michigan Latina is Obama link to states, communities – Cecilia Muñoz, the daughter of Bolivian immigrants now White House director of intergovernmental affairs, the point person between state and local elected officials and the president.

Evo Morales isn’t afraid to practice what he preaches. The Bolivian president, an outspoken proponent of coca, the leaf used to make cocaine, brought a baggie with him to a United Nations meeting in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday and chewed away in front of the assembled ministers.

President Evo Morales on Monday ordered a U.S. diplomat to leave Bolivia for allegedly conspiring with opposition groups, further straining tense relations six months after he expelled the American ambassador.

Will Bolivia Be Ruined, Improved, or Hated Because of Electric Cars?

In Bolivia, Untapped Bounty Meets Nationalism

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News Summaries for February 1st, 2009

Voces Bolivianas Makes “Web 2.0 for Everyone”

Bolivia: 5 muertos y 7.000 casos sospechosos de dengue

News Summaries for January 28th, 2009

The social-networking site Facebook removed a group on Tuesday whose title advocated raising money so a gunman could be hired to “liquidate” Bolivia’s leftist president, Evo Morales.

News Summary – January 23rd-26th, 2009

Key elements of proposed new Bolivian constitution

News Summaries for December 16th-18th, 2008

A Revolution Without Borders: Reappraising Bolivia’s Crisis

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Latin American nations should expel U.S. ambassadors until the United States lifts its embargo on Cuba, Bolivian President Evo Morales said Wednesday. But his remarks found little support from other regional leaders.

News Summaries for Monday – December 15th, 2008

Dos millones de personas sufren hambre en Bolivia un país con poco más de un millón de kilómetros de territorio y menos de 10 millones de habitantes debido a insuficientes políticas alimentarias pero también por desastres naturales agravados por el cambio climático, informaron expertos.

News Summary for Monday – December 8th, 2008

Bolivian leader Evo Morales on Thursday accused the US government of encouraging drug-trafficking as he explained his decision to banish the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

Bolivian leader Evo Morales on Thursday accused the US government of encouraging drug-trafficking as he explained his decision to banish the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

Cine Latino Inks Deals With Five Top Movie Distributors

LULAC Congratulates President-Elect Barack Obama On The Appointment Of Cecilia Muñoz For White House Director Of Intergovernmental Affairs | LULAC-League of United Latin American Citizens

News Summary for November 20th & 21st, 2008

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Bolivia’s Evo Morales in diplomatic, defiant visit to D.C.

Xoom.com Launches Money Transfer Service Directly to Any Banco Uno, Banco Cuscatlan (now Citibank) Account in Central America

News Summary for Tuesday – November 18th, 2008

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Bolivian President Evo Morales expressed hope Monday for improved relations with the United States under Barack Obama’s presidency, but said he will never allow the U.S. anti-drug agency to resume operating in his country.

DIRECTV Mas Unveils Expanded Channel Offering and New Comparative Look Up Miami Campaign

News Summary for October 28th – November 3rd, 2008

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Bolivia halts U.S. agents’ anti-drug operations – Bolivian President Evo Morales accuses the DEA employees of spying and helping criminals to attack authorities.

News Summary for October 27th, 2008

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A top Bolivian official on Friday accused the United States of backing armed anti-government groups in a violent jungle clash that left 15 people dead last month, including 13 supporters of leftist President Evo Morales.

Blogante News Summary for October 21st-23rd, 2008

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Bolivia: Congress Approves Referendum on Constitution

Blogante News Summary for October 20th, 2008

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President Evo Morales agreed Monday to seek only one more five-year term in a concession aimed at winning congressional support for a new constitution that would empower Bolivia’s long-oppressed indigenous majority, a top government official said.

Blogante News Summary for October 15th, 2008

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Utah and Texas are Winners at National Miss Latina Pageants

El principal líder cívico de la oposición Branko Marinkovic, se halla en Estados Unidos para explicar a medios de prensa la demanda de autonomía que impulsan varias regiones de Bolivia y denunciar al gobierno del presidente Evo Morales.

CATALINA Magazine Names 2008 ‘Groundbreaking Latina’ Award Winners – Esperanza Andrade, Andrea Arroyo, America Ferrera, Kathy Cano-Murillo, Haydee Rodriguez-Pastor make the 7th annual list of groundbreakers

U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Disavows McCain-Palin Press Release

29th Annual U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce National Convention Honors Latina Business Owners, Advises on Procurement Opportunities

Gathered here is a collection of articles, letters, videos, reports, observations and resources regarding Washington’s recent interventions in Bolivian affairs, attempts to undermine the country’s social movements and embolden the Bolivian opposition.

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American Airlines suspends flights to Bolivia

Blogante News Summary for Monday – September 22nd, 2008

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Blogante News Summary for Thursday – September 18th, 2008

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President Bush has determined that Bolivia is no longer cooperating in the war on drugs, placing it on a counter-narcotics blacklist along with Venezuela, as U.S. ties with the leftist Latin American governments plummet.

Honduras said Tuesday it will welcome a new U.S. ambassador after a one-week delay meant to show support for Bolivia in its diplomatic spat with Washington.

Blogante News Summary for Tuesday – September 16th, 2008

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The Machine Gun and The Meeting Table: Bolivian Crisis in a New South America

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Bolivia death toll rises – At least 28 have died in violence. Evo Morales’ government and the opposition accuse each other of arming paramilitaries.

Blogante News Summary for Friday – September 12th, 2008

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