They order the dismantling of a structure without a license in La Sagrada Familia in Cali - Cali - Colombia

The builders of the hotel and shopping center La Sagrada Familia, in the old cloister of the Sisters of Providence, were ordered to demolish any work not contemplated in the license.

This is the controversial story of a construction that, according to the Secretary of Security of Cali, Carlos Soler, it could not exceed five authorized floors with two basements, a decision that had been authorized on June 25, 2013.

(Also read: A basketball team plays for the transsexual girls of Cali)

The architecture of the school is a heritage of the city and for this reason, different sectors, not only from the Administration, but also from the Colombian Society of Architects, Valle del Cauca section, have been making calls for its preservation.

For the Secretary of Municipal Culture, the new building ended up ‘drowing’ the cloister, the heritage asset.

According to Soler, on May 5, 2015, construction was provisionally suspended.

(Also: What is behind the shooting and assassination attack in the southeast of Cali?)

The official assured that on November 16, 2018 the demolition order was given without it having been complied with to date.

Given the situation, the judicial processes were not long in coming.

The 11th Administrative Circuit Court ordered the suspension and the Contentious Administrative Court reiterated the call.

Soler said that the license has already expired and requires that those in charge of the work process a new application before Heritage, in the district’s Secretary of Culture.

Soler said that if the dismantling of the structure that is without a license is not complied with, the municipality would face a lawsuit of more than 60,000 million pesos for not having executed the resolution for the dismantling ordered since November 16, 2018.

(Also read: Anguish over the disappearance of two friends in the Pance basin in Cali)

At Gero SAS, responsible for the project, they do not agree with the entire process in a work that they consider will bring employment to Cali.

In the entity they analyze legal solutions in this regard.

CALI

VOA statement on Turkish media regulator’s ‘Internet broadcasting license’ – USAGM

VOA statement on Turkish media regulator’s ‘Internet broadcasting license’

February 22, 2022

Washington, D.C. — On Monday, February 21, Turkish media regulator RTUK posted an official notice that the VOA Turkish language website would be blocked in 72 hours if VOA does not begin the process of applying for an “Internet broadcasting license.”

Many media organizations within and outside of Turkey have expressed significant concern that this licensing requirement is designed to enable censorship of unfavorable press coverage.

Licensing is the norm for radio and TV broadcasting, because the broadcast spectrum is a finite public resource, and governments have a recognized responsibility to regulate the spectrum to ensure it is used in the broader public’s interest. The internet, by contrast, is not a limited resource, and the only possible purpose of a licensing requirement for internet distribution is enabling censorship.

VOA is a public service international broadcaster, VOA is legally required to provide “accurate, objective, and comprehensive” news coverage to audiences in all of the countries it serves. Accordingly, VOA’s Charter prevents VOA from agreeing to or allowing its coverage to be censored in any way. Our editorial decisions are required to be governed at all times by the highest professional standards of journalism. So VOA could not comply with directives from a regulator to censor or remove content; nor then could VOA willingly agree to subject itself to such censorship.

“The threat to block the websites of the Voice of America, Deutsche Welle, or any other independent, public service, professional news service in Turkey is worrisome,” said Acting VOA Director Yolanda López. “Voice of America’s independent journalism cannot be subject to this or any government’s control which results either in censorship or even the perception of it.”

Accordingly, absent an alternative, VOA believes that it will be obliged to file an objection with Turkish regulators to the request to apply for a license.

About VOA

Voice of America reaches a global weekly audience of more than 311.8 million people in 47 languages. VOA programs are delivered on satellite, cable, shortwave, FM, medium wave, streaming audio and video and more than 2,350 media outlets worldwide. It is funded by the U.S. Congress through USAGM.

Driving license renewal in Barranquilla - Barranquilla - Colombia

The Secretariat of Traffic and Road Safety of the District of Barranquilla reported that people whose driving license expires from February 1 of 2022, the renewal process must be done according to the expiration date that appears in this document.

(Also read: They attack a Canadian tourist who promoted Colombia as a tourist destination)

In the event that the license registers without an expiration date, has not been renewed in the last 10 years or expires in February 2022 (or a later date), you must carry out the renewal process, because the license has expired today.

This agency recalled the importance of keeping all documents in order. Those who do not renew on time will be disabled to drive the vehicle.

Also, keep in mind that if your driver’s license was issued in another city or municipality, you can renew it in Barranquilla without any problem.

Where to check the expiration date?

• Enter the RUNT page (Unique National Transit Registry) https://www.runt.com.co/.
• Choose the ‘Citizens’ option.
• Select the option ‘Inquiry by identity document’.
• Enter your ID number.
• Enter the ‘Driver’s license(s)’ section. There they will be able to verify the status of the license and the expiration date of this.

Step by step for the appointment request and requirements

Virtual appointments will be requested through ALBA (Virtual Assistant of the Barranquilla Mayor’s Office) through WhatsApp 3104420195 or the single line 195.

Subsequently, these steps must be followed by whatsapp:

• After starting the chat with ALBA, send the option yes, to authorize the processing of your data by the Barranquilla District Mayor’s Office.
• You will see a list of options reflected in the chat. In the case of license renewal, type option 4 ‘Appointment request for face-to-face procedures’.
• When you select this option, you will be asked if you want to proceed with your turn request. Here you must choose option 1 ‘Yes’, to continue with the procedure. The driving license process is personal and without intermediaries.
• In the chat, a list of all the attention centers of the Barranquilla Mayor’s Office will be reflected, choose the office that best suits you within these options.
• Once you choose an option, Alba will show you the different procedures offered by the selected office. Choose: ‘Driver’s license renewal – LIC’.
• Now write your ID number, without dots or dashes. Consider this example: 1234567.
• Then write your full name, example: Carlos Alberto Pérez Pérez.
• Then choose the date and time according to your time through the link that ALBA will send you. (The available hours are in white. The red ones have already been taken). If there are no more free shifts for today, select another day at the top of the screen.
• Subsequently, the turn confirmation will appear on your screen. The data of the appointment will also be sent to the chat with ALBA. Save the assigned code because it must be presented at the time of the appointment.

In the case of the Secretariat of Traffic and Road Safety, these are the offices authorized for the license renewal process:

1. Transit Headquarters located on Carrera 54 (only payment by dataphone).
2. American CC Transit Headquarters.
3. Los Angeles CC Transit Headquarters.
4. Prado Transit Headquarters.

(You may be interested in: Video: impressive pitched battle with shots and bottles in Barranquilla)

Before showing up for your appointment, make sure you meet the requirements and have the following documents:

1. Take the medical exam at a CRC (Driver Recognition Center).
2. Have no pending fines or traffic violations or have a current payment agreement.
3. Bring only your medical certificate and identity document.
4. Cancel the right to renew the driver’s license, which has a value of 94,732 pesos, and that’s it! In approximately 30 minutes you will have your driving license renewed.

“We invite all citizens to renew their driving license at our Traffic and Road Safety Secretariat in an easy, fast and safe way,” said Ernesto Camargo Vargas, Traffic and Road Safety Secretary.

BARRANQUILLA

More content from Colombia:

– There is a new millionaire; the jackpot of the Tolima Lottery fell

– Video: voracious fire in Bazurto destroyed three commercial premises

– Valledupar taxi drivers protest wave of insecurity in the city

Peak and license plate in Medellín: at least 70,000 vehicles evade the measure - Medellín - Colombia

Despite the fact that in Medellín and the other municipalities of the Aburrá Valley there have been improvements in mobility with the two-digit peak and license plate that has been in force since this year, The joy did not last long when the circulation permit came into force and again the citizens report big traffic jams.

This last measure, which has been criticized by various sectors and even by at least two mayors of Aburrá, would not be the only source of congestion, as confirmed by the Valle de Aburrá Metropolitan Area.

Citizen videos have shown that drivers they evade the measure by putting rags on the plates, painting and other elements so as not to be caught by the photodetection cameras violating this restriction.

According to the director of the AMVA, in one day, on average, there are 70,000 motor vehicles that go out on the roads without having a permit for circulation, exemption and being on peak and license plate.

“In Medellin they have a number of LPR cameras installed that allow license plates to be read and information is being crossed to find out if those vehicles may be circulating, it turns out that there are 70,000 vehicles or citizens who do not respect the peak and license plate measures, which are congesting the metropolitan territory,” Palacio said.

Congestion is also added to the fact that nearly 20,000 vehicles are exempt from the peak and license plate measure because they have vehicular gas, without often using this type of fuel.

“If you ask a family member, a friend, someone you know, at many events, find those roads or shortcuts where the traffic agents are not and where there are no cameras to get to the point they want, it’s a reality.”

It should be remembered that at the beginning of February, one week after the entry into force of the Special Permit for Circulation during peak and license plate, 49,270 vehicles were registered using the measure, reaching a collection of 1,565 million pesos.

MEDELLIN