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Minister Karen Abudinen has resigned to the metaphorical cemetery she promised during an April television interview. Though no one has accused her so far of criminal wrongdoing, questions remain as to how her office could fall victim to a quarter billion US dollar fraud without...

The main cities that adopted teleworking were Bogotá with 157,417 teleworkers; followed by Medellín with 26,569; Barranquilla with 9,213; Cali with 5,421, and Bucaramanga with 3,467 people.

Along with Pereira and Manizales, Armenia is part of the Colombian “Eje Cafetero” (coffee axis), and its many coffee farms have become international tourist attractions. There are even coffee-themed and agriculture themed amusement parks nearby.

The amount represents claims for 5,158 insured risks, including real estate, public transport, private goods, vehicles, and cargo. According to Fasecolda, insurers expect to pay $154.7 billion pesos on 1,850 private risks, and $60.7 billion on 347 public-sector risks.

Colombia's "Comité Nacional de Paro," a coalition of labor unions and syndicalist groups has called for national strikes in Colombia for the 2nd time this year, after the government released a revised fiscal package.

EPM’s management has been a constantly revolving door since Medellín’s Mayor Daniel Quintero took office, the utility seeing 4 CEOs in less than two years, resignation of the board of directors, and further intrigue. Now that instability appears to be affecting Afinia.

Tickets have gone on sale for five new national routes: San Andrés-Pereira, San Andrés- Barranquilla, San Andrés-Bucaramanga, San Andrés-Cartagena and Cartagena-Bucaramanga.

With the addition of the S4N team, EPAM now employs more than 1,500 IT professionals in LatAm and plans to add several thousand additional jobs over the coming years.

From Colombia, Avianca launches 13 new direct routes from Cali to: New York, Cancun, Mexico City, San José and Quito; from Medellín to: Aruba, Mexico City, Orlando, San José, Quito and Guayaquil; from Bucaramanga to Miami, and Bogotá will launch a direct flight to Toronto, Canada.

Spirit already flies to seven Colombian cities, primarily from Fort Lauderdale, but also from Miami and Tampa. Colombian travelers were not spared in Spirit’s operational meltdown last week, with multiple flights canceled or delayed.