He Government of Ecuador announced this Thursday that it will raise Colombia to establish a “humanitarian corridor” so that Venezuelans who are expelled from Peru starting next Saturday can reach their country of origin. The Ecuadorian Minister of the Interior, Juan Zapata, anticipated that he will propose this measure to the Minister of National Defense […]
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Spain, Peru and five other Latin American countries create a network against document falsification
The security forces of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain, Paraguay and Peru agreed this Friday in Madrid to launch a network against documentary falsificationa crime that is usually associated with others such as human traffickingirregular immigration or terrorism. Athens Network: A multinational initiative The future Athens Network aims to act “in an agile way” against […]
Colombia begins to tax sugary drinks and ultra-processed foods
Sweet drinks and ultra-processed foods They will be more expensive starting this Wednesday in Colombia with the entry into force of a tax that seeks to reduce the obesity in a country with a strong sugar industry. The tax, approved by Congress at the end of 2022 and ratified by the Constitutional Court in October […]
Colombia: Opposition parties defeat Petro’s leftist coalition
The candidates of the traditional and opposition parties won on Sunday the main mayoralties and governorships of Colombia in local and regional elections, delivering a defeat to the president’s leftist coalition Gustavo Petro. Colombians went to the polls to elect mayors, councilors, governors and regional deputies in elections that, according to analysts, served to measure […]
Passport company seeks Colombia to pay US$25 million in conciliation
The company Thomas Greg & Sons presented this Tuesday a conciliation proposal to the Colombian Foreign Ministry for 107.5 billion pesos (more than US$ 25 million) for declaring void the tender opened in May for the issuance of passports and in which this company participated. company. The company explained that it intends to declare void […]
Colombia: former congressman will go to prison for 11 years for ‘mocha salary’
The Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia sentenced former congresswoman Argenis Velásquez to almost 11 years in prison for demanding that one of her advisors hand over the half of your salarythe high court reported this Friday. The decision was made by the Special First Instance Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice that “sentenced […]
How it could affect Colombia if Israel suspends security exports
Israel is one of the main partners of Colombia in matters of security, but that nourished relationship is at risk due to the recent diplomatic tensions that have escalated since the Colombian president compared the actions of Israel in the Gaza Strip with the Nazi concentration camps. Colombia describes cooperation with Israel as “priority and […]
The paradox of food in Colombia: waste with hunger
In Colombia 9.7 million tons of food are lost annually, while almost a third of households live in food insecurity serious or moderate, a paradox vindicated this Friday on the occasion of the “International day of awareness about food loss and waste.” “With the food we throw away in Colombia every year we could feed […]
Colombia presents to the United States new anti-drug policy 2023-2030
The Colombian Government presented this Monday to USA the new policy against drugsan initiative based on pursuing large drug traffickers and support farmers, and with which it plans to reduce cocaine production by 40% to 900 tons per year. The presentation was made at the III Meeting of the Colombia-United States Anti-Narcotics Working Group, which […]
Colombia: government manipulated video of Petro at the UN to include applause
The government of Colombia manipulated a video to alter the applause the president received Gustavo Petro during his speech at the General Assembly of United Nationsin NY. The recording released by the Presidency of Colombia incorporated the applause that the speech of the president of the United States, Joe Biden, received, moments before Petro spoke, […]