Deal reached to end Colombia’s national truckers strike
An agreement reached Wednesday night between government officials and representatives of...
Tag: fuel prices
Colombia offers to freeze oil prices, striking truckers reject proposal
In order to stop a two-week long truckers strike, Colombia’s government has offered to...
Colombia truckers go on strike
Colombia’s truckers’ union strike Friday after a hike in fuel prices. Truckers’ union (ACC) said that as the government refused to back down from Friday’s six cent increase in the price of gas, they went...
Colombian boat owners march against rising fuel prices
Cargo and passenger boat owners will demonstrate Thursday over fuel prices, following a four-day strike which has paralyzed Colombia’s Pacific coast. The strike began four days ago after a fuel subsidy offer, that was...
Colombia lowers fuel prices
The Colombian government has cut the price of fuel in an effort to boost employment, Colombian Finance Minister Juan Carlos Echeverry announced Monday. “Decreasing the tariff on diesel from 5% to 0%, for example, will cost the...
New system to soften fuel hikes
Colombia’s finance minister announced a new system for calculating fuel prices to soften increases in gasoline costs, reports RCN Radio Tuesday. Juan Carlos Echeverry explained that the new system, which will be in place...
