Election dry law: How will the measure be applied in the main cities? - Other Cities - Colombia

The Association of Bars of Colombia (Asobares) asked the Constitutional court to review how the Prohibition Law will be applied for the next elections.

David Contreras, member of the national board of directors of Asobares, said that they are working in Congress with several groups regarding the beginning of the dry law for the ordinary elections, a measure that is from six in the afternoon on Saturday, until six in the morning on Monday.

“With a view to the March elections, the first presidential round in May and a possible second round in June, it is more important that the Constitutional Court rule quickly on the revision of this Law approved in Congress, where the law is limited dry at the time of the day on election day,” said Contreras.

A weekend is everything in our activity. The operation of the establishments has a concentration on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays

The spokesman added that “said decision would greatly help multiple economic activities and their workforce, which would see an infinitely lesser impact than the damage it has caused since the 1980s.”

For her part, Adriana Plata, president of Asobares, said: “A weekend is everything in our activity. The operation of the establishments has a concentration on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays which, with 12 days of work, the costs of the whole month must be paid. Each weekend that advances has a specific destination, where the generality is that one is destined for payroll, the second for rent payments, the third for the payment of suppliers and services and the fourth, the profitability of the company and provision for taxes.”

Due to the foregoing, the representatives of the union asked the Constitutional Court that, given the situation they experienced with the pandemic and that there are several days of elections, “it would be a great boost for the procedure and decision to be carried out in the Court so that the limitation of the dry law adjusts solely and exclusively to the time and day of the electoral appointment”.

Former athletes measure their strength to reach the Congress of the Republic - Elections 2022

With the same spirit that the athletes Jackeline Rentería and Érica Castaño managed to achieve heroic medals with which they played the national anthem in different sports venues in Colombia and other countries, they will seek to reach Congress.

For both, this new challenge is as complex as the competitions themselves, but they are confident of achieving one of the seats in the elections on March 13.

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The inequalities and difficulties that many Colombians have in their day-to-day lives, but especially in sports, have not been unrelated to former wrestler Rentería, who since she was little, in the Lleras Camargo neighborhood (Siloé), was already fighting her first life battles.

Photo:

Jackeline Renteria

Despite the obstacles, he managed to get ahead and bring joy to the country. Despite the challenges he faced, he believes that from politics can improve the conditions of many athletes so that they can bring more happiness than she gave to Colombia.

This is detailed in his campaign proposals, among which he seeks a new, more inclusive Sports Law.

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“One of the main flags that I have in my campaign is the transformation of the Sports Law into a law that goes hand in hand with the needs of sports and the community”, details the Olympic medalist.

Other of his proposals focus on the creation of the School Sports Federation aimed at promoting sports from early childhood. This implies “having a teacher qualified in Physical Education at all educational levels”.

Erica Castaño, from tragedy to sporting glory

Double silver medalist at the World Paraathletics Championships in London 2017. Fourth place and Paralympic diploma at Rio 2016 and silver and bronze medalist at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games, are part of the long list of achievements and sports titles that the athlete has achieved Erica Castaño in her career.

Behind these successes there was also the drama of being confined to a wheelchair, but the joy of overcoming obstacles and achieving triumphs for the country.

He remembers that his life changed on December 8, 2008 when in confusing events he was shot that caused a spinal cord injury at the T12 level that compromised his spine and prevented him from walking again.

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His spirit and strong character allowed him to overcome adversity and consecrate himself in the javelin and weight throwing at a national and international level.

Erica Castaño is also a double silver medalist at the World Paraathletics Championships in London 2017.

Now Castaño, who is also a lawyer specializing in Criminal Procedural Law and in Sports Direction and Management, seeks to reach the Chamber with the Radical Change party to continue fighting for sports and the region.

Among her proposals, the former athlete seeks the creation of a university sports league, as well as the tax treatment of incentives received by athletes as financial support.

He also wants to work for the chair of financial intelligence, access to sports as a tool for resocialization and redemption of sentence for the population deprived of liberty. For this he seeks to create the Prison Sports League.

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Former athletes measure their strength to reach the Congress of the Republic - Cali - Colombia

With the same spirit that the athletes Jackeline Rentería and Érica Castaño managed to achieve heroic medals with which they played the national anthem in different sports venues in Colombia and other countries, they will seek to reach Congress.

For both, this new challenge is as complex as the competitions themselves, but they are confident of achieving one of the seats in the elections on March 13.

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The inequalities and difficulties that many Colombians have in their day-to-day lives, but especially in sports, have not been unrelated to former wrestler Rentería, who since she was little, in the Lleras Camargo neighborhood (Siloé), was already fighting her first life battles.

Photo:

Jackeline Renteria

Despite the obstacles, he managed to get ahead and bring joy to the country. Despite the challenges he faced, he believes that from politics can improve the conditions of many athletes so that they can bring more happiness than she gave to Colombia.

This is detailed in his campaign proposals, among which he seeks a new, more inclusive Sports Law.

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“One of the main flags that I have in my campaign is the transformation of the Sports Law into a law that goes hand in hand with the needs of sports and the community”, details the Olympic medalist.

Other of his proposals focus on the creation of the School Sports Federation aimed at promoting sports from early childhood. This implies “having a teacher qualified in Physical Education at all educational levels”.

Erica Castaño, from tragedy to sporting glory

Double silver medalist at the World Paraathletics Championships in London 2017. Fourth place and Paralympic diploma at Rio 2016 and silver and bronze medalist at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games, are part of the long list of achievements and sports titles that the athlete has achieved Erica Castaño in her career.

Behind these successes there was also the drama of being confined to a wheelchair, but the joy of overcoming obstacles and achieving triumphs for the country.

He remembers that his life changed on December 8, 2008 when in confusing events he was shot that caused a spinal cord injury at the T12 level that compromised his spine and prevented him from walking again.

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His spirit and strong character allowed him to overcome adversity and consecrate himself in the javelin and weight throwing at a national and international level.

Erica Castaño is also a double silver medalist at the World Paraathletics Championships in London 2017.

Now Castaño, who is also a lawyer specializing in Criminal Procedural Law and in Sports Direction and Management, seeks to reach the Chamber with the Radical Change party to continue fighting for sports and the region.

Among her proposals, the former athlete seeks the creation of a university sports league, as well as the tax treatment of incentives received by athletes as financial support.

He also wants to work for the chair of financial intelligence, access to sports as a tool for resocialization and redemption of sentence for the population deprived of liberty. For this he seeks to create the Prison Sports League.

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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.

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