Colombia reaches deal with truckers to suspend road blockades
Colombia's government on Friday reached a deal with truckers to suspend a protest over a rise in diesel prices after road blockades threatened to cause food and fuel shortages in the biggest cities.
Traffic in Colombia descended into chaos after negotiations over fuel price failed
Colombian cargo and passenger carriers continued Wednesday with a protest that blocked access to the capital Bogota and generated chaos in the city's streets.
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Colombia trucker protests threaten fuel supplies, state oil company operations
Protests by truckers in Colombia, who are angry at an increase in diesel prices, have cut off the country's biggest cities and are threatening fuel supplies, though the government insists the hike is fair.
Trucker Protests Fuel Fear Of Food Shortages In Colombia
The Colombian government made an "urgent appeal" Wednesday to truckers blockading several highways to create safe corridors for food supplies, amid warnings of looming shortages in several cities.
Trucker Protest in Colombia Comes to an End
Colombia's government reached an agreement with truckers to raise diesel prices by less than planned, bringing to an end a strike that virtually paralyzed the country as it entered its fifth day. Trucker blockades had led to warnings about food and fuel shortages nationwide.
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