Politics

Difficult topic #3

Dear reader, in my previous column I posed a key question: how to get a Petro voter to reconsider their decision and migrate to any alternative other than Cepeda? The answer lies in segmenting the population: not all people respond to the same incentives, beliefs, and visions. Today I focus on young people between 18 and 30 years old.

Man Captured for Abusing a 12-Year-Old Girl

A judge ordered a 49-year-old man to be held in prison, accused of committing the crime of carnal abuse against a minor under 14 years of age.

Video: 'Moisés' and 'Alex' apprehended for alleged restaurant robbery in Arjona

Two young men accused of participating in an alleged robbery at a restaurant in the municipality of Arjona, Bolívar, were captured by National Police units after a pursuit that ended on the road to Turbaco.

Petitions to the State

The new Community Action Boards (JAC) of the Los Almendros Urbanization and phase 5 of the Los Calamares neighborhood, among others, are undertaking active and constant management due to the pressing situation of overflowing sewage manholes.

Presidential candidate proposes selling the presidential plane

Presidential candidate Carlos Caicedo announced that one of his priorities to sanitize the country's finances will be the elimination of luxury expenses that are currently draining the national budget.

WestCol reveals the conditions he set for Álvaro Uribe for his stream interview

The digital communication landscape in Colombia continues to move strongly and now adds a new chapter that is already generating conversation on social media. Antioquian content creator WestCol is preparing a live broadcast with former president Álvaro Uribe Vélez, an encounter that will take place on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. via the Kick platform.

Jair Silva Llorente, the bus businessman murdered in Barranquilla

In events that are under investigation by the authorities, a bus businessman was murdered early this Friday, May 8, on Calle 17 with Carrera 9 in the southeast of Barranquilla.

The Mayor's Office Projects Approved by the Cartagena Council

On March 1st, the District Council of Cartagena installed the first ordinary session period of 2026. During this cycle, the Mayor's Office presented a block of initiatives with the aim of optimizing management and providing new opportunities to citizens.

The World After Gaza

Let's think about the immense amount of brutality, cruelty, and lies that can spread throughout the civilized world. Do we believe that a handful of ambitious and deceitful men, without conscience, could get away with it and unleash all these evil spirits if they didn't have millions of followers who share their guilt? — Sigmund Freud

7 Proponents in Bid for Road Works in Cartagena's Locality 2

This Friday, May 8, the deadline for submitting offers for the public tender seeking the construction and rehabilitation of various road sections in Locality 2 (De la Virgen y Turística) with rigid pavement closed.

Luis Leiva was killed while his motorcycle was being fixed

One man dead and another injured is the result of a sicario attack that occurred on the afternoon of Thursday, May 7, in the Ciudad Modesto neighborhood in the west of the city of Barranquilla

Bertha Gedeón School in El Campestre to be Intervened: This is What the District Said

After two days of protests by teachers, parents, and students of the Bertha Gedeón de Baladí Educational Institution, located in the El Campestre neighborhood, the District Secretary of Education announced a series of commitments to address the problems reported by the educational community.