This week the topic of the illegal drug trade continues to dominate the discussion in Habana, Cuba, with the Farc calling for legal coca, decriminalized drug use and participation of the US and European authorities in the discussion.
During the LXXII ordinary assembly of the 32 departmental governors the regional leaders will formulate a request for President Juan Manuel Santos to make a true push for greater administrative decentralization and regional autonomy.
Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) awarded a group of 24 suppliers whose performance as contractors stood out as a model in 2013 in a ceremony held in Bogotá.
The USO held elections last week on November 28 and 29th to elect its national representatives. No results have been released thus far, but the union did accuse Cartagena Refinery (Reficar) contractor CB&I (NYSE:CBI) of threatening workers resulting in a low turnout.
The Meta governor Alan Jara rejected the work pace of the OCAD entities, those which oversee, approve and pay for projects involving royalty funds, and accused them as being not more than a centrist tool to administer the funds.
An environmentalist group (La Mesa Hídríca del Piedemonte) which focuses on water issues in the Meta Department, has gathered and submitted 20,000 signatures rejecting oil production work in the nearby Lorito 1 well, in the Guamal municipality.
A forum organized by social activist Ólder Alexis Cáceres on conflict and policies on natural resources claims hydrocarbons reform to protect natural resources is a must for lasting peace. Resources must be protected from profit-driven private industry, activists argue.
Senator Maritza Martínez said during a senate debate that the environmental and social damage caused by exploration and production in Arauca, Casanare and Meta are a cause of concern and create the need for public referendums like the one scheduled in Tauramena, Casanare.
The Colombian Association of Truckers has staged a blockade in Casanare, demanding that Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) and Pacific Rubiales (TSX:PRE) favor local truckers over regional or foreign providers and pay a standby fee for waits incurred prior to loading.
The municipality of Monterrey has presented a socialization of the Odisea 3D seismic exploration project and its environmental impact to the municipal council so that council members can issue a statement regarding the project and possible bring it to a public referendum.
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