330K teachers to gather in Colombia’s capitals for nationwide strike
Teachers will assemble in every state capital of Colombia on Wednesday for a national strike organized by Colombian Federation of Educators (Fecode).
Teachers will assemble in every state capital of Colombia on Wednesday for a national strike organized by Colombian Federation of Educators (Fecode).
Colombia’s Finance Minister outlined a $110 billion national budget to Congress on Tuesday, which has been touted by President Santos as a list of “social priorities for a time of peace.”
Colombia has proposed a national education budget that will for the first time surpass that of the defense and police sector, local media reported.
Details of Colombia’s 2014 national budget were announced by president Santos on Monday after being passed by congress last week.
Faced with the growing possibility of a national university strike, the government on Tuesday moved to approve the distribution of new funds to Colombia’s public universities.
Colombia’s Congress on Wednesday passed a $9 billion budget for the fiscal year stretching from 2013 to 2014. A Wednesday press release from the Ministry of Finance Finance stated that…
Colombia’s defense minister said Thursday that the military will add 25,000 new soldiers to its ranks over the next two years, reported local media. Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has approved on Thursday a $5.7 billion increase to the 2013 defense budget. “Not for a single day or minute will we let our guard…