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Ecuador between the national strike and the Constituent Assembly

Published on: September 22, 2025
08:37

Quito, Sept 22 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador begins a week of political and social tensions amid a national strike in rejection of measures taken by President Daniel Noboa and in the face of institutional controversy sparked by the call for a Constituent Assembly.

Parliamentary Forum to be held in Barranquilla, Colombia

Published on: September 22, 2025
08:31

Bogota, Sept 22 (Prensa Latina) The Fourth International Forum of Parliamentarians begins in the northern city of Barranquilla with the presence of congressmen, political leaders, and representatives of multilateral organizations from Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

President of Colombia to travel to the United Nations

Published on: September 21, 2025
11:36

Bogotá, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) Colombian President Gustavo Petro will travel today to the United Nations headquarters in New York to participate in the debate of the 80th session of the General Assembly, which will begin on Tuesday, September 23.

Colombia hands over 18,000 hectares of land to rural families

Published on: September 19, 2025
12:23

Bogota, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) The transfer of 18,000 hectares of land belonging to drug traffickers and front men to rural families and victims in six departments marks a step forward in Colombia's agrarian reform, a government source highlighted.

Petro rejects withdrawal of legal status from Colombia’s progressive

Published on: September 19, 2025
12:09

Bogota, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) Colombian President Gustavo Petro considered the withdrawal of legal status by the Council of State from the political movement Poder Popular, founded by former President Ernesto Samper (1994-1998), to be another attack against the country's left.

Colombia: Pre-candidates begin registration at National Registry

Published on: September 19, 2025
09:18

Bogota, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) The registration of pre-candidates with the National Civil Registry of Colombia begins in this capital to determine who will participate in the October 26 internal party consultations, an essential step in the electoral calendar.

Colombia to announce restorative sentences to ex-military personnel

Published on: September 18, 2025
06:35

Bogota, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) The Special Jurisdiction for Peace of Colombia (JEP) will read the first sanctions to former members of the public forces for murders and forced disappearances illegitimately presented as combat casualties in the Caribbean Coast.

Colombia will defend its commitment to the Peace Agreement at the UN

Published on: September 17, 2025
12:36

Bogota, 17 Sep (Prensa Latina) A Colombian delegation, headed by the president, Gustavo Petro, will come to the UN to reaffirm the commitment to strengthen and comply with the Peace Agreements of La Habana, according to an official source.

Colombia santions former guerrilla fighters thru restoration work

Published on: September 16, 2025
13:12

Bogota, Sep 16 (Prensa Latina) The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) imposed eight years of its own sanctions, to be carried out with restorative projects, on the last secretariat of the defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) for the crime of kidnapping.

Colombia: President calls for prioritizing clean energy investments

Published on: September 15, 2025
10:23

Bogota, Sep 15 (Prensa Latina) Colombian President Gustavo Petro called for prioritizing public and private investment in clean energy in his country because, he stated, insisting on oil and coal will result in national economic suicide.

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