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Ilustración de viajeros llegando a un pueblo andino con casas dañadas por un terremoto y montañas al fondo
Imagen ilustrativa que muestra a viajeros llegando a un pueblo andino con viviendas dañadas, con montañas al fondo. · Imagen ilustrativa para Erick Prometeo Media

EPM Briefing: Lower VAT after quake, INCABIDE auction and Castro arrest order

The day's five verified stories: Colombia proposes cutting VAT to 10 percent for travel to the magnitude 7.4 quake zones, INCABIDE opens registration to…

Tourism, auctions and justice: the five stories shaping the day. 1. Colombia: Centro Democrático senators filed a bill cutting VAT from 19 to 10 percent on lodging and air tickets to municipalities hit by the magnitude 7.4 earthquake, with monthly VAT-free tourism days for one year, aiming to revive local tourism and commerce. 2. Dominican Republic: INCABIDE opened registration this Monday, October 19, for its second public auction of 2026, with more than 200 assets across five areas of the Dominican Republic. Registration, in person and virtual, closes on Friday, November 13, and the award session will be held on November 25. 3. Colombia: A debate in Colombia's Congress pitted Jp Hernández against Iván Cepeda after an audio in which Mancuso attributes to Petro's government a request to accuse Uribe, De La Espriella and Vargas Lleras, a claim Cepeda categorically denies. 4. United States: An adult man died on Monday in a shooting near the Alrahma mosque in Columbus, Ohio, while a funeral was being held inside. Police attribute it to a confrontation between two groups, rule out an attack on the religious center and have not confirmed a second victim or additional injured people so far. 5. United States: A Miami judge signed an arrest warrant against Raúl Castro after finding probable cause of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder over the February 24, 1996 shootdown of two Brothers to the Rescue planes, in which three Americans and one lawful permanent resident died. 📌 Editor's note: five stories setting the pulse of the week, from tourism to justice.
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