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What Is Happening in Bucaramanga? Woman Was Shot in an Attack

Violence is relentless in Bucaramanga. This Tuesday, December 16, at 3:00 in the afternoon, a new gunshot attack occurred in Carrera 15 and Calle 21, in the heart of the city. On this occasion, the victim was a woman who, according to witnesses, was riding a motorcycle when she was intercepted by several hit men. At least four shots rang out in the area, leaving the woman lying on public roads. People close to the scene of the attack tried to he…Bucaramanga · Bucaramanga Read Article

They Shot Down the 'Barba'.

A new act of violence shook Bucaramanga on the night of Monday, December 15, when a man known with the alias of ‘Barba’ was shot dead in the middle of the Campo Hermoso neighborhood. The victim was identified as Jorge Armando Peña Esteban, whose body lay on 48th Street with a 10th race west, around 9:00 p.m., after receiving multiple gunshot wounds that caused his death immediately. According to the preliminary report of the authorities, two men…Bucaramanga · Bucaramanga Read Article

“We Don’t Really Know What Happened”: a Confused Accident without Witnesses Left a Motorcyclist Dead

The night of Saturday, December 14, was marked by tragedy in Bucaramanga after the death of a young biker in a confusing traffic accident that occurred on 45th Street, a few meters from the Women’s Prison. The incident has generated questions among family members and residents of the sector, who warn about the conditions of darkness on the road. The victim was identified as Juan Carlos Zapata Barros, from the department of La Guajira. According …Bucaramanga · Bucaramanga Read Article

Atlético Bucaramanga Is Interested in Kevin Parra

The young striker at the service of Atlético Nacional, Kevin Parra, aroused Atlético Bucaramanga's interest for the season of 2026. (Read here also: He left Millonarios and already confirmed his new team abroad.)First, the market of signings in the local rental will open from next January, but from now, although there are still competitions in the League and Cup BetPlay, talks begin to start for the creation of payroll for 2026. One of them is t…Bucaramanga · Bucaramanga Read Article

Balacera at the Puerta Del Sol Left a Dead Man and a Woman Injured

One night of chaos and confusion was experienced this Sunday, December 14, in the sector of Puerta del Sol, one of the busiest points in Bucaramanga, after a violent shooting attack that left a dead man and a woman injured. The event occurred around 7:30 p.m., in Diagonal 15 with 61st Street, south-north, causing panic between pedestrians and drivers. At first, those who were passing through the exchanger observed a motorcycle crossed in the exc…Bucaramanga · Bucaramanga Read Article

Cristian Portilla, the Candidate Supported by the Ultra-Right, Will Be the New Mayor of Bucaramanga

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Jaime Andrés Beltrán, an evangelical pastor who became known as “the Colombian Bukele” when he won the Bucaramanga mayor’s office in 2023, celebrated with euphoria on Sunday night. The decision of the Council of State to dismiss him in August for double militancy and the call for atypical elections to elect his replacement did not dent his power: his candidate, Cristian Portilla, took 45.7% of the votes, almost 30 points more than his main oppon…Nayib Bukele · Bucaramanga See the Story

This Is How the Election Day Advances in Order to Elect the Next Mayor in Bucaramanga

The municipal polls will formally start at 4:00 p.m. and will run until midnight to meet the new Bumangues presidentBucaramanga · Bucaramanga Read Article

National Registrar Makes Official Opening of Atypical Bucaramanga Elections: Thus Will Be Distributed Security to Guarantee Tranquility

The Registrar Hernán Penagos was in the city of the parks indicating that the Eln's armed strike will not affect this election day.Polls · Bucaramanga See the Story

Santander’s Right-Wings Dispute the Inheritance of Jaime Andrés Beltrán, Bucaramanga’s Fleeting ‘Bukele’

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Bucaramanga, Colombia’s fifth largest city, has been in a new power dispute for four months. In August, the Council of State dismissed the mayor, Jaime Andrés Beltrán, an evangelical pastor who razed in the 2023 elections with the promise of a hard hand against the criminals — he presented himself as “the Colombian Bukele.” The Rights of Santander, a department in which left-wing president Gustavo Petro barely has any support, tightened the thro…Bucaramanga · Bucaramanga See the Story

Cne Implements Digital Credentials for 4,800 Witnesses in Bucaramanga Elections

The CNE recalled that since August 2024 it directly resumed the function of application and accreditation of witnesses, in order to strengthen citizen control in democratic eventsBucaramanga · Bucaramanga Read Article

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What Is Happening in Bucaramanga? Woman Was Shot in an Attack

They Shot Down the 'Barba'.

“We Don’t Really Know What Happened”: a Confused Accident without Witnesses Left a Motorcyclist Dead

Atlético Bucaramanga Is Interested in Kevin Parra

Balacera at the Puerta Del Sol Left a Dead Man and a Woman Injured

Cristian Portilla, the Candidate Supported by the Ultra-Right, Will Be the New Mayor of Bucaramanga

This Is How the Election Day Advances in Order to Elect the Next Mayor in Bucaramanga

National Registrar Makes Official Opening of Atypical Bucaramanga Elections: Thus Will Be Distributed Security to Guarantee Tranquility

Santander’s Right-Wings Dispute the Inheritance of Jaime Andrés Beltrán, Bucaramanga’s Fleeting ‘Bukele’

Cne Implements Digital Credentials for 4,800 Witnesses in Bucaramanga Elections

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What Is Happening in Bucaramanga? Woman Was Shot in an Attack

They Shot Down the 'Barba'.

“We Don’t Really Know What Happened”: a Confused Accident without Witnesses Left a Motorcyclist Dead

Atlético Bucaramanga Is Interested in Kevin Parra

Balacera at the Puerta Del Sol Left a Dead Man and a Woman Injured

Cristian Portilla, the Candidate Supported by the Ultra-Right, Will Be the New Mayor of Bucaramanga

This Is How the Election Day Advances in Order to Elect the Next Mayor in Bucaramanga

National Registrar Makes Official Opening of Atypical Bucaramanga Elections: Thus Will Be Distributed Security to Guarantee Tranquility

Santander’s Right-Wings Dispute the Inheritance of Jaime Andrés Beltrán, Bucaramanga’s Fleeting ‘Bukele’

Cne Implements Digital Credentials for 4,800 Witnesses in Bucaramanga Elections

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