Barranquilla and its harsh panorama against insecurity - Barranquilla - Colombia

Seeking to strengthen security and the fight against crime, the Barranquilla authorities have launched a series of mechanisms.

“We have been listening to our merchants, working with them hand in hand to stop this scourge of extortion together. This week we were with Miguel Parra, director of Citizen Security of the Ministry of Defense, and we have been working hand in hand with them to find solutions in this regard”, explained the manager of Social Development, Alfredo Carbonell.

75 percent of extortion cases are not being reported due to fear

Since September 2021, the Police have captured 252 criminals linked with extortion, for an average of 1 to 2 per day. Regardless of the statistics, the problem is not minor, since the crime does not stop and affects merchants to such an extent that last Thursday they closed their businesses and organized a massive march.
Much of the problem lies in the fact that a high percentage of extortions are not reported.

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“75 percent of extortion cases are not being reported out of fear, out of fear, because there have been deaths, injuries, because businesses have been shot at. People denounce, they capture the guy and after two months he is on the street, so it’s worse, “he said. Orlando Jimenez, Vice President of the National Union of Merchants (Undeco).

A hundred small and large businesses have been affected. According to Undeco, more than 100 commercial establishments have been sold at very low prices, because the owner cannot resist the pressure.

According to what was said by shopkeepers, hardware stores and more merchants, it is usual that they have to pay sums of money, which initially tend to be “small” each week and as time goes by extortions arrive with millionaire figures, threatening life. of businessmen and their families.

The response of the authorities

“So far this year, the Police Gaula has been assigned 32 extortion complaints, of which 25 were clarified, with arrests of criminals. Of those arrests, 13 were in flagrante delicto when the antisocials were preparing to collect the proceeds of the intimidation,” said a spokesperson for the District.

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The results arise from the articulation between the Mayor’s Office of Barranquilla, the Metropolitan Police, the Attorney General’s Office and the Superior Council of the Judiciary.
As explained by Carbonell, “the main request they have is the increase in specialized criminal judges and the increase in prison quotas. Although this is the spring of the national government, we as District of Barranquilla have been leading these solutions”.

The District announced that in a few days a new Temporary Detention Center with a capacity for 210 people and a third center is already under construction that will allow a total 420 seats. This should influence to reduce the rulings that allow house arrests.

Also the Inpec confirmed 500 slots in the El Bosque District Prison.

The technological bet

The National Police made available a new complaint mechanism through a QR code. With this tool, any citizen can contact the authorities in case of being a victim of extortion, without having to go to the Gaula headquarters.

“Through the caught QR We are going to be able to get people to report anonymously and be able to continue working to clarify these cases,” added Alfredo Carbonell.

The outlook against theft

Theft of people is another of the crimes with the highest statistics in Barranquilla. The year 2021 closed with a decrease of 8% in this matter, with 901 fewer cases, compared to 2019.

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Prevention and control actions by district and police authorities such as zonal shielding, the anti-theft squad, raids, reward payments and intelligence actions, have had an impact.

The aforementioned strategies have allowed the capture of 916 people so far in 2022, with a 22% increase in this type of operation compared to the previous year.

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Elections Antioquia 2022: This is the panorama for the Chamber - Medellín - Colombia

Antioch It is considered the second key region in terms of voting in the country. In that order of ideas, the department already has the political chess set ready for the elections for the House of Representatives next March 13.

Figures from the Registry indicate that the department has 10 lists in which there are 146 candidateswithout counting the 15 lists of the Special Transitory Circumscriptions of Peace (Citrep).

Of the lists, it is known that at least seven are open, which means that the vote goes directly to the candidate, and two are closed, which would be those of the Common and Historical Pact parties, in which case, the vote is for the party and they are chosen in row order.

Of the 17 seats, 6 are currently from the Democratic Center, so it is expected that they will be consolidated as the stronghold of Uribism in the country. The head of this party is Hernán Darío Cadavid, followed by Óscar Dario Perez (seeking to repeat), Diana Lorena Murcia, Juan Esteban Mejía and Juan Eduardo Mejía.

Professor Juan Carlos Arenas, director of the Institute of Political Studies of the University of Antioquia, said that for these elections, not only the strength of each party must be taken into account, but also what other movements are doing.

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The social movements that have been taking place in the last two years were taken advantage of by socially based sectors to form the collegiate bodies

“The social movements that have been taking place in the last two years have been used by sectors with a social base to form the collegiate bodies of some political parties, not only in Antioquia, but in the rest of the country, where there is a reconfiguration of the names of the candidates,” Arenas said.

Said situation, he clarified, could be counterproductive for the Democratic Center if this youthful disagreement reaches the polls, since the Center Left could be strengthened.

Precisely, in the so-called Historical Pact, the names of characters that became known during the protests stand out, such as Susana Gómez (known as Susana Boreal) and Jerson Hader Gonzalez (as Kanabico Objector).

“On the Democratic Center issue, there are many household names, although many chose to run for the Senate. In the case of the Chamber, there are Juan Espinal, Óscar Pérez, Luis Gallón and Margarita Restrepo, who are already known, but it will be necessary to see if Uribismo can achieve this time the majority in voting that it had in the last elections”, expressed the teacher.

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For him, there is a window open to surprise because of the citizen dissatisfaction that could put at risk the seats that the Democratic Center currently has in the House of Representatives.

As for the heads of the list, these are the names that lead the political parties in Antioquia:

For the Comunes party, there is Pedro Baracutao, followed by Gloria Emilse Padierna, Luis Arturo Garces and Sara Botero.

For the Partido de la U, Guillermo León Palacio is head of the list. Then there are: Mary Luz Muñoz, Adriana Astrid Pérez, Edison Alexander Palacio, María Marlen Dávila, John Fredy Villada, Simón Echavarría, Juan David Gómez, Luis Eduardo Ochoa, Juan Carlos Salazar, Salomón Ortega, Diana Cecilia Osorio, Birleyda Ballesteros, Edwin Mauricio Cortes, Yesid Miguel Castro, Yaned Mazo and Santiago Gallego.

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In the Radical Change Coalition – Free Just Colombia – Look, Mauricio Parodi is the head of the list; He is followed by Adriana Maria Salas, Johnatan Gonzalez, Andrés Felipe Torres, Jorge León Ruíz, Sebastián Zuluaga, Ángela María Ospina, Rafael Antonio Cordero, Marlon David Méndez, James Enrique Gallego, José James Ospina, Alejandro Montoya, María Mónica Salgado, Yuly Adriana Castro. , Ana Catalina Echeverri, Jenny Colombia Portela and Misael Alberto Cadavid.

In the Green Alliance are, in order, Ana Carolina Arboleda, Margarita María Vanegas, Juan Camilo Londoño, Diana Georgina Correa, Hernán Darío Marulanda, Walter Manuel Salas, Kelly Vanessa Torres, Aldrin de Jesús Chavarría, Vicente de Jesús Arcila, Elkin Rodolfo Ospina , Luis Guillermo Hoyos, Alicia Ramos, Paula Andrea Uribe, Gloria Patricia Palacio, Martín Alonso Gómez and Luis Alejandro Saldarriaga.

In the Historical Pact, the head of the list is David Alejandro Toro. She is followed by Susana Gómez, Luz María Múnera, Fernando León Henao, Cindy Yulieth Henao, Manuel María García, Esneda del Socorro López, Isaac Buitrago, Yuli Andrea Gil, Henrry Alexander Rua, Luisa Ester Palacios, Antonio José Montoya, Lida Eugenia Mejía, Yeferson Estiven Echeverry, Johnatan Andrés Peña, Estefanía Sánchez and Jerson Hader González

In traditional parties, such as the Liberal, the Conservative and the Democratic Center, the heads of the list are, respectively, Julián Peinado, John Edison Molina and Hernán Darío Cadavid.

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A result cannot be calculated without taking into account the competitors. But we do see an accommodation in all political groups

In Uribism, there are also Óscar Darío Pérez, Diana Lorena Murcia, Juan Esteban Mejía, Juan Eduardo Mejía, Jorge Elias Piedrahita, Rosa María Acevedo, Yulieth Andrea Sánchez, María Cristina Isaza, Jhon Jairo Berrío, Laura María Naranjo, Julián Fernando Lopera, Luis Horacio Gallón, Luis Fernando Castaño, John Jairo Bermudez, Juan Fernando Espinal and Margarita María Restrepo.

In the Liberals, Julián Peinado is at the top, followed by Santiago Murillo, Paola Andrea Jaramillo, Nelida Marín, Luis Carlos Ochoa, Catalina Valvuena, Flor Margarita Agudelo, Claudia Patricia Franco, Julio Alberto Márquez, Rodrigo De Jesús Ardila, Alex Arturo Rojas , Diana Lucía González, Franklin Emilio Eguis, Jorge Alejandro Ortiz, Aury Estella Gonzalez and María Eugenia Lopera.

“The Liberal party has strong candidates because they have significant political work in some regions, but a result cannot be calculated without taking into account the competitors. But we do see accommodation in all the political groups,” added Professor Arenas.

On the Conservative side, the list is headed by John Edison Molina, followed by Hilda Luz Jara, Carlos Ubeimar Cano, Daniel Restrepo, Juan Camilo Callejas, Liliana Martina Trochez, Fray Daniel Sepulveda, Andrés Felipe Jiménez, Maríoa Alejandra Ospina, Luis Miguel López, Enrique Humberto Henao and Sonia María Ríos.

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They close the list of traditional parties Víctor Correa for the Hope Center Coalition.

He is followed by Cecilia Estella Murillo, Rogers Ortiz, María Liced Mesa, Germán Antonio Vargas, Natalia Rendón, Wilder Manuel Peñafiel, Candy María Fonseca, Daniel Carvalho, Miguel Fernando Gutierrez, José Milagros López, Lina María Palacio, Heiny Eidy Cuesta, Juan Diego Ríos, Óscar Guillermo Hoyos, Wilington Villegas and Carlos Andrés Muñoz.

The UdeA expert pointed out that the Democratic Center, a strong party in Antioquia, surprised with names for the Chamber that are not as well known in the territory.

“There are candidates who are, in some way, because of the strength of the party rather than by name. If that strength weakens, it is possible that it will not be possible to compensate for the work that each one has done in the regions,” Arenas added.

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¿Será lluvioso este 2021? Expertos analizan panorama invierno - Nacional

¿Será lluvioso este 2021? Expertos analizan el panorama de este invierno

Según el último boletín de la Dirección Meteorológica de Chile, para el trimestre mayo-julio de 2021, entre Valparaíso y La Araucanía, existen altas probabilidades de registrar condiciones normales o bajo lo normal de precipitaciones.

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03.05.2021

A pesar de las lluvias registradas durante el año 2020, el déficit hídrico continúa en buena parte del país y para los especialistas el fenómeno climático de La Niña va en retirada, lo que podría significar un aumento en las precipitaciones.

En vista de lo anterior, el climatólogo y académico de la Universidad de Santiago, Raúl Cordero, explicó qué sucederá en los tres meses de cara al invierno, asegurando que en «Santiago, durante todo el otoño meteorológico, no ha caído ninguna gota de agua».

De acuerdo a las cifras, durante el 2020 todas las estaciones de Santiago terminaron con déficit superiores al 40%. La falta de agua también se registró en Chillán (-41,2%), Concepción (-19,5%), Temuco (-23,8%), Valdivia (-13,1%) y Punta Arenas (-30,2%).

«Prácticamente todo el país presenta condiciones de sequía. Los déficit de precipitaciones superan el 30% desde la región de O’Higgins hacia la Patagonia y son particularmente agudos en la región de Los Lagos, donde supera el 60%», comentó el climatólogo.

Según el último boletín de la Dirección Meteorológica de Chile, para el trimestre mayo-julio de 2021, entre Valparaíso y La Araucanía, existen altas probabilidades de registrar condiciones normales o bajo lo normal.

«Si La Niña persiste más allá del otoño, podría no favorecer las precipitaciones en la zona central y alargar la sequía. Sin embargo, existen un 60% de probabilidades de que el fenómeno termine antes de junio, por lo que si eso se verifica, serían buenas noticias», añadió el experto.

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