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Learn about the latest news and secrets of Colombian politics this week.
A land was put together
Given the need to reactivate the economy of the rural area, the entities of the National Government that serve the sector proposed regulating article 83 of Law 160 of 94, which establishes the Business Development Zones. And there was Troy. They commissioned the National Land Unit to publish the draft regulation, and as soon as it did so, criticism rained down. There were even those who assured that this was only to benefit the large companies in the field, even with the possibility that at the age of 15 they would remain with the Nation’s wastelands, contrary to the peace accords. And that even the Land Fund would be affected. Given this, everything indicates that the Government will seek another path.
The plan to expedite the release of prisoners
In the Ternera prison, 506 laboratory samples have been taken, which have reported more than 155 positives.
John Montaño. TIME
The ombudsman, Carlos Camargo, decided to make prisons a priority. To do this, he ordered the assignment of 43 public defenders throughout the country to implement the special program of legal assistance and review of the legal situation of inmates, to combat overcrowding as well as prevent and mitigate the risk of spreading the covid-19 in prison establishments. In this sense, the resumes of the inmates will be analyzed in order to establish who are the beneficiaries of decisions such as freedom, house arrest or 72-hour leave. The defenders’ task is to help eliminate paperwork and ensure that the requests made are resolved in an expeditious manner.
The rhythm of the minister
Minister of ICT during her visit to Barranquilla.
A pause in her tour of Barranquilla allowed the ICT minister, Karen Abudinen, to get in tune with the percussion and interpret the music of the Caribbean. Since she was little, she learned to play the tambora and makes it sound in her land. The connectivity goes to the same are: it wants to connect 70 percent of the country.
Magnifying glass on contract
Controversy in Cartagena over new contract for William Dau.
Mauricio Moreno. TIME
In recent days, a controversy broke out in Cartagena due to the contract granted by Mayor William Dau to Cynthia Pérez as social manager of the District. The Office of the Attorney General will request the suspension of the contract when evidencing alleged irregularities that are also being investigated by the Comptroller’s Office. Mayor Dau, who already has to solve the ‘great chicharrón’ of the Aquarela building, since Unesco is pending the demolition of that tower, is seeing it even more complicated with this matter, whose outcome does not look very good.
The general of the fields
General (r) Humberto Guatibonza is now a sports leader.
Juan Diego Buitrago. TIME
General (r) Humberto Guatibonza, one of the most influential officers of the Police, is now a sports leader. The Executive Committee of the Colombian Soccer Amateur Division has just appointed him to the provisional committee, due to the untimely resignation of its holders. The general (r.) Will be with Jorge Luis Chaparro and César Arenas. Although his appointment was well received, some leaders recalled that the officer (r.) Has to finish clarifying his situation for alleged illegal interceptions that he has always denied.
When I am former president
Iván Duque wants to tour Nepal when his term ends in 2022.
President Iván Duque has already shed light on what he plans to do when his term ends. During an event on the moors of Colombia, within the framework of the UN Assembly, he announced that he wants to visit Nepal. He recalled that he always makes the comment that one of the things he wants to do in life is walk the trails of Nepal, so he said that “once his presidency ends” in 2022 he wants to visit the ecosystems of that country.
Covid victim
The Secretary General of the Registrar’s Office is one of the patients who is fighting against covis-19.
National Registry
Benjamín Ortiz, the Secretary General of the Registry, is another of the victims of the covid. But, despite the virus hitting him, he hasn’t given up and tries to stick to his routine. During the day he carries out the work of the Registrar’s Office from his apartment and at night he continues to be a casual commentator on the program Good night, tango, which is broadcast on a virtual station.
More help from Emirates
Ambassador Jaime Amín has managed different aid from the United Arab Emirates for Colombia to overcome the crisis of the pandemic.
Carlos Ortega. TIME
In the midst of the pandemic, the Colombian ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Jaime Amín, has managed five donations for 53 tons of biomedical equipment and material for several million dollars. In addition, he organized a visit by senior officials of the government health sector to learn about the latest developments in phase 3 of the vaccine in Abu Dhabi in the joint venture that that country has with China. That commission will deliver the details to the President this week.
Claudia’s comments
Bogotá Mayor Claudia López has been criticized for some of her decisions in the ‘Marshall Plan’.
Bogota City Hall
The presidential advisor for Economic Affairs, Víctor Manuel Muñoz, assured that from the economic perspective the idea of raising the ICA tax on telecommunications and the digital economy is inappropriate, as has been raised by the mayor of Bogotá, Claudia López, in her ‘ Marshall plan ‘. For Muñoz, it is “an eyesore”, since the OECD and ECLAC see digital transformation as a mechanism for economic reactivation and to save jobs.
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