The World Travel Awards awarded a larger airport than Jorge Chávez, which serves some 40 million passengers a year. Join the Whatsapp channel World Travel Awards is a globally renowned entity that recognises excellence in various areas of tourism and travel. These awards are seen as the most important within the tourism industry, highlighting the […]
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Andrés Escobar’s smile remains bright 30 years after his murder
Amid the euphoria over the current participation of Colombia in the America Cup which paradoxically is also disputed in USA, A feeling of nostalgia runs through the country when remembering Andrés Escobar, a gallant defender shot dead 30 years ago in Medellinwhose image is immortalized with her smile. The life of the Colombian footballer, nicknamed […]
Moody’s lowers Colombia’s outlook to negative and maintains rating
The risk rating agency Moody’s confirmed on Thursday Colombia’s credit rating at Baa2, although it lowered the stable outlook to negative due to the challenging macroeconomic conditions facing the country. These conditions “can impact fiscal consolidation, the growth trend and the cost of borrowing“Moody’s added. Regarding fiscal management, “Lower than expected economic growth is negatively […]
Pan American Games 2027: former Colombian minister faces charges for losing venue to Lima
The Colombian Attorney General’s Office filed charges this Wednesday against the former Minister of Sports, Astrid Bibiana Rodríguez, for the alleged failure to fulfill duties that resulted in the Caribbean city of Barranquilla losing the headquarters of the 2027 Pan American Games, that will be disputed in Lime. The Public Prosecutor’s Office detailed in a […]
Colombia: death threats against the president of the oil company Ecopetrol
The president of the Colombian state oil company Ecopetrol, Ricardo Roa, received death threats after denouncing the alleged financing of the country’s main company to paramilitary groups, AFP learned this Tuesday. “Roa”received a threat and Ecopetrol immediately informed the authorities about the issue“said a company official, without giving more details. The oil manager, one of […]
Latin America faces six humanitarian crises that leave 23 million displaced
In Latin America and the Caribbean there are 23 million refugees, internally displaced or stateless people as a result of six major humanitarian crises that put the region in an unprecedented emergency, according to figures released by UNHCR on the eve of World Refugee Day. The data is part of the annual report published on […]
Artificial intelligence and disinformation: new threat to journalism in Colombia
News consumption in Colombia is in decline, affected by distrust in the media and the proliferation of disinformation online, warns the Digital News Report 2024, released this Monday. In an environment marked by technological advances, the use of artificial intelligence both to combat and perpetuate disinformation poses new ethical and operational challenges for the main […]
Chile retains 44th place in World Competitiveness despite a worse economic performance
Chili remains the 44th country in the world and the first in Latin America in the World Competitiveness Index (WCR), ahead of Mexico and Colombiadespite achieving a worse score in economic performance that was offset by a slight improvement in government efficiency, according to the annual report of the Institute for Management Development (IMD). According […]
International Monetary Fund: the nations that are currently most in debt
According to information from International Monetary Fund Regarding the total credit outstanding of countries with the IMF, five of the ten most indebted countries are in Africa, while three are in South America. The data also show that Argentina leads the list as the country with the highest debt, which is equivalent to 5.3% of […]
US Chiquita Brands ordered to pay compensation of US$38.3 million in Colombia
A federal jury in Florida (USA) ruled this Monday that the multinational banana Chiquita Brands International, accused of financing paramilitary groups in Colombia that left thousands dead in that country, will have to pay US$38.3 million to plaintiffs and relatives of the victims. The ruling in the civil trial in a West Palm Beach court, […]