By imposing new taxes on the mining and energy sectors, as well as a gasoline surcharge, President Petro’s energy agenda could drive up inflation.
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Bogotá hosts SATW travel writers convention
The Colombian capital is hosting the SATW convention and showcase for travel writers of the country’s immense tourism offering.
Santa Fe de Antioquia and highlands of Colombia’s Occidente
Immerse yourself in Antioqueño hospitality and breathtaking scenery with a trip to the western highlands of the department.
Two-hour gun battle wages in Colombia’s port city Buenaventura
The recent killing of two journalists and 11 massacres during the new administration of Gustavo Petro casts a worrisome picture of security in Colombia.
Climate change: The enemy that could unite Colombia?
Colombia’s Gustavo Petro has pledged to ban fracking, protect the Amazon biosphere and transition toward renewable energies. But can the divisive president deliver on a slate of green initiatives?
Petro’s security shakeup heralds “army of peace”
President Petro want Colombia’s security forces to be part of profound social transformation, including a new “army of peace.”
Colombia moves to restart peace talks with ELN
The Colombian Government of President Gustavo Petro is ready to restart peace talks in Cuba with the country’s last remaining Marxist guerrilla, ELN.
Biden orders continuation of Colombian drug interdiction
Three days after President Gustavo Petro called the War on Drugs a “complete failure” U.S President Joe Biden ordered continuing drug interdiction in Colombia.
Elon Musk’s Starlink to operate satellite internet in Colombia
Colombia’s MINTIC has granted Elon Musk’s Starlink permission to operate satellite internet in the country and service that will bridge the digital divide in remote regions.
Petro calls for a global discussion on drug policy
In his inaugural address to Colombians, President Petro affirmed that the US-led War on Drugs is a “complete failure” and the global community must open a discussion on drug policy,
Gustavo Petro sworn in as Colombia’s first leftist President
In a ceremony attended by heads of state from across South America, and in the presence of Liberator Simón Bolívar’s sword, Gustavo Petro was sworn in as Colombia’s 42 President.
Colombia’s National Police face killing spree by Gulf Clan
An unprecedented spate in killings of members of Colombia’s National Police has placed security forces on high alert.
Colombia inaugurates Oceanographic Research Center and ship
The Colombian government inaugurated in the port of Cartagena the Caribbean Oceanographic and Hydrographic Research Center, for the protection and conservation of its sovereign waters.
Colombia in containment phase with monkeypox outbreak
The announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) that the monkeypox outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern, comes as Colombia has registered 11 cases of a virus that was first identified in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In the decades that followed human cases of monkeypox were reported in […]
Opinion: The war Colombia cannot afford to lose
Colombia offers few incentives for graduates to remain in their country and contribute to economic growth and development. The so-called brain drain could worsen with greater taxation in planned reforms.
Colombia celebrates 212 years of Independence.
With started with a flower vase dispute and cancelled dinner party on July 20, 1810, Colombia’s independence campaign has had its share of cinematic moments.