The largest open pit coal deposit in Latin America is under the magnifying glass Colombia. Critical of its impact on water, the president Gustavo Petro search one “arranged departure” from the Swiss company that obtains the mineral in a poor region whose indigenous people suffer from thirst. Aerial images show the gigantic craters that multinationals […]
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Cartagena hosts the largest development banking summit with a view to sustainable finance
Cartagena de Indias will host the fourth edition of the Finanzas en Común Summit (FiCS), the world’s largest meeting of development banks, in which the participants will try to strengthen alliances with a view to a more sustainable future. “The Summit will seek to strengthen the alliances and collaboration of the global network of PDBs […]
Colombia: Nevado del Ruiz volcano increases activity and emits ash
An increase in the activity of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in the last hours caused the fall of ash in the city of Manizales, west of Colombiareported on Sunday the Geological Service of the Andean country. The body that monitors the behavior of the colossus explained in its X network account, formerly known as […]
Odebrecht case: Colombia expects to have evidence for convictions in a month
The Legal Defense Agency of the Colombian State assured this Tuesday that “trust” have evidence against him Endorsement Group and Corficolombian by USA to initiate the procedures for the suspension and loss of the contracts of these companies with the State due to their involvement in the case of corruption of odebrecht. “Given the seriousness […]
Odebrecht owes Colombia US$119.6 million for acts of corruption
The Brazilian construction company formerly known as odebrecht owed to Colombia more than 494,000 million pesos (US$119.6 million) for the damages caused to the country in a network of corruption that included politicians, individuals and contributions to two presidential campaigns, the Attorney General’s Office denounced on Thursday. Odebrecht has been at the center of the […]
Petro announces that Colombia “begins to renegotiate” the FTA with the United States
Colombian President, Gustavo Petroannounced this Wednesday that his government began to renegotiate the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, a commercial instrument that has been in force for eleven years between the two countries. “I want to publicly announce that its renegotiation (of the FTA) begins”said the head of state during a meeting […]
Energy transition in Colombia on pause due to indigenous resistance
The screams of a Wayuu indigenous in a forum of renewable energy convened at the University of La Guajira in May made it clear that the path to develop this type of project in that region of Colombia it will be longer and more tortuous than expected. “La Guajira is not for sale”, sentenced the […]
How did Ecuador become one of the most violent countries in Latin America?
Until a few years ago, Ecuador was an island of peace between Colombia and Peru, the world’s two largest producers of cocaine. But since 2018, at the rate of the seizures of drughomicides increase with the signature of transnational organized crime. The shooting murder of Presidential candidate in the center Fernando Villavicencio, second in the […]
England beats Colombia to face Australia in the semi-finals of the Women’s World Cup
A Women’s World Cup it is in its last days. This Saturday, England beat Colombia, on the comeback, by 2-1, and was closer to winning the title. Santos opened the scoring for the Colombians, but Hemps and Russo were there to turn for England and put the European team in the semifinals. The British dominated […]
Colombia, a paradise for the controversial “rental of wombs”
Colombian Laura Zúñiga gave birth to two children who are now growing up abroad with other parents who paid for “rent” her bellyan increasingly frequent practice in Colombia and which congressmen try to regulate. “Hello, I would like to rent my womb, they pay me half when you test it [de embarazo] come out positive […]