Global risk management firm Moody’s maintained Colombia’s stable investment grade, months after Fitch and Standard and Poor’s degraded the country to junk status.
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Vega String Quartet makes Colombia debut at Teatro Mayor
The Atlanta-based Vega String Quartet makes its South American debut at Teatro Mayor in Bogotá with a one night performance on Thursday.
Colombia issues Bicentenary commemorative $10,000 coin
Colombia’s Central Bank has issued a commemorative $10,000 pesos coin based on an old mint that circulated during the Independence.
Education gradually resumes in earthquake devastated Haiti
Some 300,000 Haitian children are returning to school after the Aug.14 earthquake devastated the nation’s education infrastructure.
Pandemic shuffles Skytrax’s 2021 World’s Best Airlines ranking
The Skytrax World’s Best Airlines Awards is the industry’s standard of the Oscars. No South American flagship occupied the 2021 Top 20 list.
Colombia drops below 16,000 active cases of coronavirus
More than 40 Million Colombians have a received a dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Active cases of the virus dropped Weddesday below 16,000.
Colombians headline 2021 Grammy Latino nominations
Colombian musicians are dominating the 2021 Grammy Latino line-up in almost every category and musical genre. Medellín’s Camilo Echeverry nominated for 10 awards.
Colombia drops below 19,000 active COVID-19 cases
Colombia continues with a downturn in new cases of infections and deaths from coronavirus. The death toll from the virus will surpass 126,000 this week.
Avianca launches Bogotá – Toronto flight starting December 3
The new Bogotá – Toronto flight will operate on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The flight will compete with Air Canada’s direct 787 Dreamliner service.
Construction of Bogotá’s Metro Line 1 starts at Avenida Chile
Construction of a vehicle underpass and corridors for eco-friendly transportation is underway at Ave.Chile for Line 1 of the Metro de Bogotá.
COVID mortality rate in Colombia near pre-pandemic levels
Coronavirus cases and deaths continue to decelerate in Colombia, with zero fatalities from the disease registered on Thursday. Vaccinations surpass 38 million doses.
Colombians empathetic to arrival of Afghan refugees reveals poll
Colombians overwhelmingly agree that their country should offer safe passage to Afghans fleeing persecution and retaliation by the Taliban, reveals a recent poll.
New hope for Colombia’s Terribilis, world’s most poisonous frog
The Golden Poison Dart Frog is endemic to the rainforests of Colombia’s Chocó and species with an toxin so deadly that is is considered the world’s most poisonous amphibian.
Seventy percent of Bogotá residents have received a COVID-19 vaccine
After a run on COVID-19 vaccines, Colombia will receive more than 4.2 million doses this week. Tuesday marked lowest per day death toll since May, 2020.
As Mu variant advances Colombia’s daily COVID-19 cases drop to 1,125
Colombia continues to decelerate in new coronavirus infections despite circulation of Delta and Mu, the latter known as the “Colombia variant.”
Colombia’s per day COVID-19 cases lowest since June 2020.
Colombia registered the lowest per day cases in COVID-19 infections since June 2020. The deceleration comes as vaccine coverage extends to minors age 12 to 14.