News from Colombia: key issues from February 28 to March 4 - Other Cities - Colombia

Find out what topics will be in the news this week.

Unemployment figure to be released in January

This Monday, the Dane will reveal the unemployment data for January 2022. At the end of last year, the employed population reached 21.59 million, which represents 185,000 jobs more than in the same period of the previous year. Meanwhile, the number of unemployed was 2.67 million in December 2021 and the unemployment rate was 13.7 percent.

Mobility procedures change in Bogotá

traffic jams Bogota

There will be 19 points to carry out mobility procedures.

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Maurice Moreno. TIME

Starting this Tuesday, March 1, the way in which mobility procedures are carried out in Bogotá will change. The SIM will be replaced by the figure of Single Service Window.

In principle, the Single Window for Services will begin to operate at the 12 physical points where SIMs work today. Then, on March 16, the 19 venues will be held. At these points you can make transfers of property, registration, change of service, certificate of freedom and tradition, among other matters.

Gustavo Petro and César Gaviria will hold a meeting

Former President César Gaviria and candidate Gustavo Petro.

Former President César Gaviria and candidate Gustavo Petro.

Gustavo Petro, a left-wing leader and who according to all the polls today leads the intention to vote for the Presidency, will meet this Monday with César Gaviria Trujillo, former president and head of the Liberal party.

Gaviria has indicated that they are going to discuss some issues and some problems will be touched upon. He also indicated that in his meeting with Petro he will express his disagreement on issues such as his proposal to the Bank of the Republic and the health reform.

Cities lift restriction on the use of face masks

No more face masks outdoors

Cities and municipalities that will stop using the mask in open spaces

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Jaiver Nieto Alvarez / ETCE

To date, only two out of five municipalities in the country will be able to eliminate, as of March 1, the use of masks in outdoor spaces. This is because only 451 of the 1,121 in the country reached the goal of vaccinating 70% or more of their population with a complete schedule, as determined by the National Government this week.
In this way, capitals such as Bogotá, Medellín, Cartagena and Barranquilla will be able to lift the restriction on the use of face masks starting this Tuesday.

Colombia hosts citizen security summit

From February 28 to March 3, 2022, Bogotá will host the XII Citizen Security and Justice Week, the largest regional event dedicated to security and justice issues in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The installation of the event will include the participation of President Iván Duque Márquez; the Minister of National Defense, Diego Molano Aponte; the Director General of the Colombian National Police, General Jorge Luis Vargas; the Vice President of Sectors and Knowledge of the IDB, Benigno López Benítez; and the Sector Leader Specialist for Citizen Security and Justice of the IDB, Nathalie Alvarado.

TIME

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