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Message from John Harker
05 January 2009
I was honoured that the representatives of the Tabaco Relocation Comitee asked me to assist as an independent facilitator in the negotiations with Cerrejón towards the settlement of outstanding issues, and was particularly delighted when, on December 12, 2008, the final agreement was reached.
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Cerrejón’s Commitment with the Tabaco Relocation Committee (TRC) Stands Out During this Holiday Season
29 December 2008
Bogota, December 23, 2008. Yesterday Cerrejón made 43% of its indemnity and compensation payments, totaling $778,660.61 US dollars. These payments were a product of the final agreement reached between Cerrejón and the Tabaco Relocation Committee (TRC), bringing about a solution to previously outstanding resettlement issues.
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Cerrejón and the Tabaco Relocation Committee reached a final agreement
15 December 2008
We are pleased to announce that on 12th December, 2008, Cerrejón and the Tabaco Relocation Committee (TRC) reached a final agreement, which brings outstanding resettlement issues to a close.
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Cerrejón and the sustainable development of La Guajira
03 December 2008
Cerrejón presented the third edition of its Sustainability Report publication "Cerrejón and Sustainable Development in La Guajira" in Riohacha on 27 November.
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Opening of the new Recreation Centre in Albania.
03 December 2008
In November, the new Recreation Centre in the town of Albania was inaugurated by the Council of Special Projects of the Presidency of the Republic, the Children’s Day Corporation , the Mayorship of Albania, and Cerrejón, the last mentioned entity is supporting the Centre with a contribution of over one hundred and forty million pesos.
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For a healthy Guajira, free from HIV/AIDS
10 November 2008
Carbones del Cerrejón continues to contribute to the construction of a healthy Guajira, and, towards this end, with the support of the Departmental Secretary for Health and the Foundation François Xavier Bagnoud Colombia, is leading the formation process in the prevention of HIV/AIDS in the community of La Guajira.
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Cerrejón Foundation for Water in La Guajira in Science and Technology Week
24 October 2008
The Cerrejón Foundation for Water in La Guajira participated in the II Science, Technology and Innovation Week, an initiative undertaken jointly by the Government of La Guajira, Colciencias, and the University of La Guajira. The central theme for this year was “Water and Sustainable Development: Progress for La Guajira”.
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Extract from the speech by Juan Carlos León, Mayor of the town of Barrancas, during the ceremony awarding the Order of the Coal to Cerrejón
23 October 2008
“The company Cerrejón has demonstrated, ever since its arrival in our region, that it is a company with a social conscience, and undoubtedly it has become the principal force working towards our development, not only generating resources from sufficient royalties to be invested in meeting the most urgent, long felt needs, but also with additional aid in the institutional and financial support for financing works of great social value on our town.
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The Mayoralty of Barrancas confers the Order of Coal on Cerrejón
23 October 2008
Within the frame of the XXXVII National Festival of Coal, and the celebration of the festivities in honour of the Virgen of Pilar in the town of Barrancas in La Guajira, the Mayoralty and the Committee for the Foundation of the Festival, presented to the company Carbones del Cerrejón Limited, the greatest distinction awarded to those who contribute to the integral development of the community.
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Cerrejón attains national and global recognition
21 October 2008
The Municipal Center for Educational Resources (CREM) in Fonseca, La Guajira, and Cerrejón’s Human Rights Programme obtained significant recognition for their quality, effectiveness, and service to the community in this region of the country.
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