The president of Congress announced, Roy Barrerasannounced through his social networks that he was undergoing a scan this Friday for possible baseline pneumonia and severe bronchitis “survivor of incipient interstitial pulmonary fibrosis secondary to old smoking.” After the medical evaluation, Barreras noted that he will be absent for three days after confirming that “severe bronchitis”. […]
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“They create a lot of hatred against the churches”: Saade
A vigorous debate has sparked within the Historic Pact and the governing coalition over the proposal by some congressmen, including Gustavo Bolívar and Katherine Miranda, to impose a new tax on churches. “Today I am going to receive signatures in the Congress of the Republic from over 100,000 citizens asking for a tax (on churches). […]
“I order you to catch the predators of the Amazon jungle”: Gustavo Petro
A strong message against deforestation the Colombian president sent Gustavo Petroc during his visit to the indigenous educational institution of San Juan Bosco in Leticia, Amazon. The head of state ordered the security forces to save the Amazon jungle because this is a matter of “national security”. “There are serious consequences, there are forces and […]
Political Sectors in Congress lined up in favor of Carlos H. Rodríguez
Amid a full session of Congress next Thursday, Felipe Córdoba’s successor in the office of the republic’s comptroller-general is to be determined. Each senator and representative in the House must vote for one of the 10 final candidates, who were determined on August 4 by a random committee of the legislature. The plenary session begins […]
Liberal, Conservative Party and the U, announce support for Carlos H. Rodríguez
Despite the fact that the Liberal, Conservative and U parties initially signed a document in support of María Fernanda Rangel’s candidacy, the three communities have taken a turn in their resolve in recent hours. After a long day of internal deliberations, these political parties decided on Wednesday morning to unanimously support Carlos Hernán Rodríguez. For […]
Tension in the banks ahead of the election of a new auditor
The Elliptical Hall of the National Capitol will be the stage tomorrow, Thursday, where the country’s political groups sitting in the Congress of the Republic will determine the name of the new controller general. Although most of the matches According to congressmen such as Carlos Abraham Jiménez, from Cambio Radical, and Jennifer Pedraza, from the […]
Mira Party announces its support for Carlos Hernán in the election as Controller
Senators Carlos Eduardo Guevara, Manuel Virgüez, along with congresswomen Ana Paola Agudelo and Irma Luz Herrera of the political party Mira, have expressed support for candidate Carlos Hernán Rodríguez to take the position of comptroller. The Mira bank also urged the other communities with seats in Congress to ensure “the proper oversight of the efficiency […]
Petro’s controversial SAE proposal divides opinion
During his inauguration on August 7, President Gustavo Petro announced in his speech that the assets of the Special Assets SocietySAE, the entity that replaced the surveyed and extinct National Narcotics Directorate, DNE, will pass into the hands of civil society organizations. “(…) As of today, all assets are in domain extinction of the SAE […]
“Public vote in the election of the controller”: the proposal of Gustavo Bolívar
The senator of the Historic Pact and chairman of the Third Committee of the Senate of Congress, Gustavo Bolívar, asked his colleagues in the legislature to make their vote public in order to elect Colombia’s new comptroller. It is important to note that it is constitutionally up to Congress to elect the successor to current […]
Historic pact would be defined by Carlos Hernán as his candidate for controller
After the last 10 candidates for controller presented their arguments to the Congress of the Republic, the parties’ cards are already on the table. Less than a week before it is announced who will be Colombia’s new Comptroller General, the candidate María Fernanda Rangel will receive the support of the Partido de la U, Partido […]