An agreement reached Wednesday night between government officials and representatives of Colombia’s striking truckers should put an end to over two weeks of work stoppages, reported local media.
In order to stop a two-week long truckers strike, Colombia’s government has offered to freeze fuel prices. According to the truckers this is a “band-aid solution.”
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…
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…
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%…
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…