Politics

SNTP Denounces Temporary Closure of Venezuela News Portal and Dismissal of Over 100 Workers

The National Union of Press Workers (SNTP) denounced this Monday the temporary closure of Venezuela News operations and stated that more than 100 employees were notified of their dismissal on May 18. Through a publication on X, the union reported that workers were summoned during the day to inform them of the measure and ask them to leave their jobs. According to the SNTP, the staff salaries were around $400 per month, depending on the functions performed. The union stressed that the reasons behind the closure must be explained "with transparency," especially in light of preliminary versions pointing to possible financing problems. It also warned that no worker should be left unprotected or bear the consequences of political, financial, or judicial decisions beyond their control.

For Peace and Against Violence! The Police's Move to Keep Youth Away From Crime

More than goals and competitions, what began to be played in the Atlantic is a commitment to transform lives. With the aim of strengthening healthy coexistence and providing new opportunities for young people from vulnerable sectors, the National Police officially opened the first football championship called “Mundialito por la Paz”, an initiative that seeks to turn sports into a tool for social change.

Against Shakira? Spanish Minister Defended Hacienda After Million-Euro Ruling

The Spanish Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun, expressed his confidence in Hacienda officials this Monday after it became known that the justice system ruled in favor of Shakira and that the public treasury will have to return 60 million euros (70 million dollars) to the Colombian singer.

VE Sin Filtro reported the blocking of the portal Venezuela News, linked to Alex Saab

VE Sin Filtro reports the blocking of the portal Venezuela News on various internet providers in Venezuela, linked to Alex Saab and Chavismo.

Yulixa Toloza Case: Police Located Key Vehicle in Cúcuta and Brought Two Individuals Before the Prosecutor's Office

Police comment on the disappearance of Yulixa Toloza Photo: Social Media / National Police of Colombia

40 days into the vallenata party in the Itagüí prison and only one leader has been transferred

“The gentlemen who had the little party, leave jail, they enter another, transferred. They leave Itagüí, the issue is over”. With this phrase, the presi...

Elections and public contracts in Colombia reportedly under the control of armed groups

Between January 23 and 25, 2026, the Acordemos Foundation and the newspaper El Espectador held a forum as part of the Honda 2026 Encounter.

Ortega and Murillo reaffirm absolute submission to China and reject Taiwan's independence

Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo reiterated their total support for China in the conflict with Taiwan. In an official communication, the dictators of Nicaragua - who recurrently insist on demanding non-interference in internal affairs - issued an official note to reaffirm their adherence to the principle of "One China".

Central America Counts Begins in Panama

The literary festival Centroamérica Cuenta, founded in 2013 by the Nicaraguan Cervantes Prize winner Sergio Ramírez, begins this Monday in Panama a week of activities with the participation, among others, of the Dominican-American Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz, and in which, among other topics, diaspora, migration and human rights will be addressed.

Carmen Teresa Navas will be buried next to her son in the East Cemetery on May 19

Mrs. Carmen Teresa Navas will be buried this Monday, May 19, next to her son, Víctor Hugo Quero Navas, in the East Cemetery of Caracas, after days marked by national pain and shock following the announcement of both their deaths.

Claudia López: how the outspoken woman who wants to be president was forged

In the apartment of Claudia López and Angélica Lozano — a couple since 2012, married on December 16, 2019 — their individual spaces are distinct: “Everything shines, it’s clear which one is her desk because mine is a mess,” the senator tells EL COLOMBIANO.

Inhabitants of Bogotá's rural area live isolated and forgotten: it is the city's agricultural pantry

Traveling in the rural area of Bogotá has become a danger for the peasant families that supply agricultural products to the city.