Yesterday the Bolivian government authorities withdrew the nomination of the eastern city of Santa Cruz to host the Miss Universe contest due to the high costs of the event.

Official sources reported that “The telethon organized by the authorities of Bolivia to help the victims of the earthquakes in Chile and Haiti raised over a million dollars.”

Carmen Fernandez, the director of the National Emergency Office (Onemi) reported that “The death toll that the earthquake that hit the central and southern area of Chile left more than 400 people dead”

Police said “The four days of carnival festivities in Bolivia left a total of 63 deaths, including homicides and traffic accidents.

A baby was born in the aisle of a plane, during flight 775 of TAM airlines. The mother was assisted by a doctor who was part of the passage along with the hostesses.

One hundred thirty-eight children and adolescents were violated in six orphanages in the central region of Cochabamba, as reported between July 2009 and January this year.

Bolivia’s president Evo Morales, replaced his mining minister, Milton Gomez, for alleged embezzlement committed when he worken in the National Health Fund, former congressman Jose Pimentel will take up the post.

The new Bolivian cabinet, in which half of the ministerial posts went to women, took office on Saturday in a showcase of the country’s efforts to achieve gender equality.

Evo Morales was sworn in Friday in La Paz for a second five-year mandate as Bolivian president.

The Bolivian new drink called ‘Coca Colla’ is dark and with a red label similar to the known Coca – Cola.

Evo Morales, Bolivia’s first indigenous president said the blockbuster film “Avatar” was an inspiration in the fight against capitalism and efforts to protect the environment.

Spokesmen for the government of Bolivia announced that “the acts of the President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, will cost seven million Bolivians” approximately one million dollars, and was heavily criticized by the opposition for being “excessive.”

Evo Morales, Bolivia’s president, told to a local newspaper that “has got girlfriend because he is fully dedicated to Bolivia’s future and don’t have plans to marry due to the attacks against his government.”

Bolivia’s President Evo Morales, said today that his country has an “excessive freedom of expression” and criticized the media guilds for not having proclaimed him as their candidate.

After exit polls give President Evo Morales a wide margin, the opposition conceded defeat and promised the re-elected president of Bolivia responsible and constructive support. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

Local television said, after the polls closed that the ruling party Movimiento Al Socialismo, MAS, is achieving between 61 to 65% of the votes.

Bolivians are electing a new president, with opinion polls tipping Evo Morales for a second five-year term. Observers predict a huge majority that would allow Evo Morales, Bolivia’s first indigenous president, to extend state control over the economy and redistribute profits from the gas industry in the impoverished but resource-rich country.

Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has closed his campaign for the elections to be held this Sunday. He seeks reelection to his party, Movement Toward Socialism or MAS.

In the city of El Alto, Bolivia, there is a controversy over the hospital funded by the Irani government, since women who were recruited were photographed wearing a headscarf.

A taxi driver, identified as Rafael Vargas, was murdered in what police said was either a drugs-related hit or a crime of passion andwhat may look like the world’s worst photo-fit helped Bolivian police secure an arrest in this murder case.