San Andres Scandal: What Records Show About Norbert Vonblon and the Alleged Network
Public contracting in San Andres has become the focus of a national controversy after President Abelardo de la Espriella confronted Governor Girley Natacha Ordoñez Bowie and Representative Elizabeth Jay-Pang Diaz during a visit to the islands. He alleged that businessman Norbert Vonblon Pomare, Jay-Pang’s husband, was behind contracting at the Governor’s Office. Public records document […]
US$348,507 (COP 1.1 billion) in public contract records linked to Norbert Vonblon in San Andrés have come to light. Governor Girley Natacha Ordoñez Bowie and Representative Elizabeth Jay-Pang Diaz were confronted by President Abelardo de la Espriella during a visit to the islands, alleging Norbert Vonblon was behind contracting at the Governor’s Office.
Public records show Vonblon’s business activity and several contracts associated with his name, raising questions but not establishing a network or criminal activity. The President's allegations and the public contract record form the basis for further scrutiny, but concrete evidence of Vonblon controlling a contracting network or committing a crime has not been established.
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