Politics

The Art of Prudence

Discretion is the throne of reason and the foundation of prudence. Through it, success is achieved. It is a gift from heaven and should be considered the first and highest quality. It is the most essential piece of armor, and so important that its absence or minimization makes a person imperfect. All actions in life depend on its presence. Discretion consists of a natural tendency towards the most rational course, combined with a taste for the safest.

Crime and Punishment

In Sophocles' work, Oedipus flees Corinth to avoid a prophecy that he would kill his father; incidentally, on the road he kills Laius without knowing who he is. Some time later, having become king of Thebes and married to the widow Jocasta -his biological mother- a plague devastates the kingdom, and to mitigate it Creon, sent by the oracle, urges him to investigate Laius' death. Oedipus, determined to find the culprit, interrogates witnesses until the pieces fit: the old man he killed on the road was his real father, and he discovers he himself is the murderer. As self-punishment, Oedipus blinds himself and Jocasta commits suicide.

When the State Retreats

The Military Forces have historically been the shield of the Nation. They are the line that separates order from chaos, institutionalism from criminal control, security from abandonment. Therefore, weakening them in the midst of the storm is not a minor decision, it is leaving the country exposed.

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The Governorate confirmed that, as of today, the passport office will begin operating at its new headquarters, on Tejadillo Street in the center of Cartagena. The one in Turbaco ceases activities.

The Blockades and Detentions

The country is experiencing an alarming normalization of road blockades and building takeovers as mechanisms of political pressure. What is constitutionally conceived as the fundamental right to peaceful protest is mutating into a strategy of systematic coercion that prioritizes the interests of particular groups over the fundamental rights of the majority of citizens.

Prison for alleged responsible for the murder of Patrolman José Erazo during a search

The Attorney General's Office presented César Augusto Clavijo Velasco to a guarantor judge, accused of allegedly being involved in the murder of a National Police patrolman, which occurred on May 4 in the El Vergel neighborhood, in Cali, Valle del Cauca.

Police Officer Identified Who Was Caught Extorting a Merchant: He Was Caught in Arjona

The Attorney General's Office confirmed the prosecution of a National Police patrolman, attached to the Arjona Station, who would allegedly be involved in the crime of extortion. His name is Heider Chiquillo Pedroza.

Illegal aguardiente shipment seized on the Sincelejo-Calamar road

As part of an operation against smuggling and illegal trade on the roads of Bolívar, officers from the Traffic and Transport Section apprehended a passenger transporting supposedly illegal liquor on an interdepartmental bus.

3 people arrested for looting cargo from a truck in Zambrano

What began as a traffic accident on a road in Bolívar ended up turning into an alleged case of theft, after three people were caught allegedly trying to hide part of the merchandise being transported by an overturned truck on the road.

Sicarial attack in Sabanalarga left one young man dead and a girl injured

A 19-year-old young man dead and a 20-year-old young woman injured is the result of the sicarial attack perpetrated on Wednesday night, May 6, in the municipality of Sabanalarga, Atlántico.

Parque de La Marina will be transformed into Cartagena's green lung

The Mayor's Office of Cartagena and the Colombian National Navy have begun a joint roadmap this week to transform Parque de La Marina into a new green space and meeting point for citizens in the capital of Bolívar. The initiative also includes turning the area into a strategic stop for the second phase of the Gran Malecón del Mar towards Bocagrande.

Blow to the Clan del Golfo: 1.6 tons of drugs seized at the port of Cartagena

In a new blow against drug trafficking in the Colombian Caribbean, the National Police seized 1.6 tons of cocaine that were intended to be sent to the island of Providencia from the Port of Cartagena. The cargo, according to authorities, belonged to the organized armed group 'Clan del Golfo'.