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 government plans to remove subsidies on gasoline. In a statement, the Ombudsman’s Office said that the…
Truckers have begun blocking some of Colombia’s major highways in an attempt to halt government plans to remove subsidies on gasoline. In a statement, the Ombudsman’s Office said that the…
Two fires broke out simultaneously in a small northeastern city in Colombia near the border of Venezuela, one in a courtyard where contraband gasoline was being illegally stored, local news…
The Colombian Ministry of Mines and Energy on Tuesday announced that gasoline and diesel prices for May are at the second lowest level in the past 17 months.
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…