Colombia has one of the lowest minimum wages in Latin America
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by Rico
1y ago
QCOLOMBIA – 2023 starts and with it many of the workers will begin to earn a little more in their salary. Every year, nations make certain economic adjustments, and among those salaries increase, and for this year there was an important point to determine the adjustment and it was inflation. Colombia is one of the Latin American countries with the lowest minimum wage for its workers. Source: Infoabe In the case of Colombia, this concept was at its highest margins in history, which is why the government took certain measures to try to control the impact of this phenomenon, and this ended up bei ..read more
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Colombia and Venezuela reopen border crossing after 7 years
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by Rico
1y ago
QCOLOMBIA – Colombia and Venezuela on Monday, September 26, 2022, reopened their border after years of impasse. The reopening was a key campaign promise of Colombian president Gustavo Petro, who assumed office last month. The two countries subsequently re-established diplomatic relations. “This is a historic day for the country, for the region and for the Americas in general,” Petro said. President of Colombia Gustavo Petro and Ministers at the reopening of the border between Colombia and Venezuela. Credit: Twitter/Gustavo Petro On foot, Petro crossed the Simon Bolivar international bridge, di ..read more
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Colombia Restores Diplomatic Ties With Venezuela
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by Q24N
1y ago
QCOLOMBIA (VOA) Venezuela and Colombia restored full diplomatic relations Sunday after a three-year break, as a new leftist government in Bogota takes shape. A new Colombian ambassador, Armando Benedetti, arrived in Caracas and said on Twitter: “Relations with Venezuela should never have been severed. We are brothers and an imaginary line cannot separate us.” Colombian ambassador to Venezuela, Armando Benedetti, speaks at the Acuerdo de Frontera Forum (Border Agreement Forum), organized to strengthen relations and trade between Colombia and Venezuela, in Cucuta, Colombia, on August 18, 2022. H ..read more
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ELN rebels release hostages while returning to peace talks
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by Rico
1y ago
QCOLOMBIA (Mercopress) As peace negotiations between the Colombian Government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) kick off in Cuba, the guerrilla movement has released nine people who were being held hostage since last month in the department of Arauca. “We celebrate the return to their homes of these nine people who had been held by the ELN since July 13 of this year. We have been following up on this situation and today, after the humanitarian mission carried out by our regional officials and the Catholic Church, it culminates with the reunion of these people with their families,” Ombuds ..read more
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Gustavo Petro sworn in as president
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by Rico
1y ago
QCOLOMBIA – Gustavo Petro, a former member of Colombia’s M-19 guerrilla group, was inaugurated Colombia’s first leftist president on Sunday at a ceremony in Bogota. Some 100,000 people, including Spanish King Felipe VI and at least nine presidents from Latin America, looked on as he was sworn in as head of state and government by Senate chief Roy Barreras. “I do not want two countries, just as I do not want two societies. I want a strong, just and united Colombia,” Petro said in his inauguration speech. “The challenges and tests that we have as a nation demand a period of unity and basic cons ..read more
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Arajet Begins Ticket Sales in Colombia
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by Rico
1y ago
QCOLOMBIA – The first flight of the ultra-low-cost startup airline Arajet is scheduled for September 15th, leaving Santo Domingo at 6:30 am bound for Barranquilla, arriving at 7:20 am local time (Colombia is one hour behind the Dominican Republic), Here’s what Arajet, with its initial fleet of four 189-seat B737 MAX 8s, is currently planning: Santo Domingo to Barranquilla: DM3010 Barranquilla to Santo Domingo: DM3011 Santo Domingo to Cali: DM3230 Cali to Santo Domingo: DM3231 Prices on both routes start from US$69.99 one-way for the “smart” or bare bones economy. For US$197 one-way, you get ..read more
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Petro wants FTA with US repenned
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by Rico
1y ago
QCOLOMBIA (MercoPress) Colombia’s President-elect Gustavo Petro and US Ambassador to Bogotá Francisco Palmieri met Monday to discuss common goals with the incoming administration which might include renegotiating the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed ten years ago between the two countries. Colombia’s President-elect Gustavo Petro and US Ambassador to Bogotá Francisco Palmieri met Monday “Thank you president-elect @petrogustavo for a productive meeting. We look forward to working closely with the new government on our shared goals to further strengthen the ties that bind our nations and their ..read more
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Colombia’s Industrial output shows sharp increase
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by Rico
1y ago
Q24N (MercoPress) Colombia’s National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) Friday issued a report showing that the country’s industrial output during the month of May of 2022 had grown 29.9% compared to the same month of 2021. The 29.9% year-on-year growth is explained almost entirely by the increase in manufactures The sharp increase is explained by the fact that back then Colombia was going through a series of protests and social uprisings with road blockades and other measures. The variation is due to the “consequences of the national strike in May 2021”, DANE Director Juan Daniel ..read more
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Medellin #3 in Time Out’s top 10 best cities
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by Rico
1y ago
QCOLOMBIA – Every year, Time Out quizzes thousands of city-dwellers worldwide about life in their hometown right now, wanting to know about the restaurant scene and the bar circuit. The theaters and the art galleries. The nightlife and the dating apps. What the neighbors are like and which neighborhoods are actually cool. Photograph: Fotos593 / Shutterstock.com The idea of the media company is to create a global snapshot of city living, to pinpoint what makes their city great via a survey known as the Time Out Index. Time Out’s top 10 best cities 1. Edinburgh, Scotland 2. Chicago, USA 3. Medel ..read more
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What you should know about the visa to enter Europe from 2023
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by Rico
1y ago
Q TRAVEL – Citizens of at least 60 countries traveling to Europe will need, starting in 2023 an authorization to enter the European Union. Called the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) it will require “a pre-trip assessment of the security and migration risks of travelers who benefit of visa-free access to the Schengen area”. The Schengen Area is a zone of 26 European countries that have no internal borders and allow people to move freely between them, including countries such as Spain, France, Greece, Germany, Italy, and Poland. Currently, citizens of several Latin ..read more
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