Truckers shut down parts of Colombia over fuel price hikes
Truckers have begun blocking some of Colombia’s major highways in an attempt to halt...
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Gasoline explosions spark debate in a Colombian city with no fire department
Two fires broke out simultaneously in a small northeastern city in Colombia near the border of...
Colombia lowers gasoline prices
The Colombian Ministry of Mines and Energy on Tuesday announced that gasoline and diesel prices...
Indigenous continue blockade of Colombia-Venezuela border
Approximately 1,200 indigenous families on Tuesday blocked the border between Colombia and Venezuela to protest against the Colombian government’s ban on importing diesel into the country. The indigenous started the...
Price of gasoline and diesel fall in Colombia
The price of gasoline and diesel in Colombia fell for the second month in a row to $4.80 and diesel is now $4.37 per gallon respectively in Bogota. As of Friday the price of a gallon of gasoline had dropped $0.08 while that of...
Colombia’s gas sales ‘normal’ on Anti-Pump Day
Gasoline providers reported normal fuel sales on Anti-Pump Day, despite the popularity of the boycott on social networking sites. Colombian Senator Alexandra Moreno Piaquive had called on Colombians to boycott gasoline purchases...
Colombian senator calls for national gas boycott
A Colombian senator called on citizens to avoid buying gasoline for one day in protest of ‘unfair’ prices, reported local media Monday. Colombian Senator Alexandra Moreno Piaquive marked March 12 as “Anti Pump...
Colombia to use new formula to dictate gas price
Minister of Mines and Energy Mauricio Cardenas Santamaria said Friday that from October 1 a new formula to dictate the price of fuel will go into effect, in a conversation with Caracol Radio. “What we are looking for is...
Transport workers block Pan-American Highway in Pasto
A stoppage by transport workers Tuesday demanding the government cap the price of gasoline has blocked the Pan-American Highway and has affected approximately 300,000 people in Pasto, the capital of the southwestern Nariño...
Senate president claims salary isn’t enough to fill gas tank
Colombia’s president of the Senate, Juan Manuel Corzo, defended the project that revived the provision of gasoline subsidies for members of Congress and assures W Radio that with his $11,500 monthly salary it is...
Colombian gas prices rise
The price of gasoline in Colombia increased by $0.056 per gallon Monday after authorization for the rise was granted by the Ministry of Mining and Energy Friday. A gallon of gasoline in the Colombian capital Bogota now costs...
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...
