Colombia’s Supreme Court has ordered house arrest for former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez for his alleged role in paramilitary activity and witness tampering.
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Colombians celebrate virtual Independence amidst cautious lowering of COVID cases
Despite a cautious lowering in new cases of coronavirus infection nationwide, President Iván Duque presided over the Independence Day celebrations of Veinte de Julio.
Bogotá’s rotating lockdown undermines its democratic identity
As cities around the world balance economic recovery with public health, Bogotá has spent almost four months in quarantine despite rising coronavirus cases.
US donates ventilators to Colombia as coronavirus cases surpass 100,000
The U.S Government handed-over to Colombia’s Iván Duque 200 U.S manufactured ventilators to help hospitals treat critically ill patients from vulnerable populations.
Colombia’s Iván Duque and Claudia López show leadership with coronavirus
The coronavirus outbreak has revealed very different leadership by President Duque and Mayor López. Both share altruistic objectives when it comes to saving lives.
Maduro offers COVID-19 testing machines to Colombia as cases reach 906
Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro reached across the political divide to offer Colombia’s Iván Duque two PCR testing machines as cases of coronavirus in the country reach 906.
Editorial: President Duque and Bogotá’s Claudia López share common ground
Despite marked differences in leadership, President Duque and Bogotá’s Claudia López share common ground on security and transport infrastructure for the capital.
Your need to know for U.S citizen absentee voting from Colombia
With 10 months before the U.S presidential election, the caucus state of Iowa kicks-off a busy calendar of pre-election events. If living outside the U.S., exercise your right to vote.
Independents define Colombia elections, traditional parties lose electorate
With much of the spotlight focused on the election results in Bogotá, independent candidates have redrawn Colombia’s political map. The big losers are traditional parties.
Claudia López elected Mayor of Bogotá and first woman to govern capital
The Green Alliance coalition candidate Claudía López has won the Bogotá mayoral race with 35% of the vote and the first woman to occupy the second-most important political post in Colombia.
Editorial: Endangered ecosystems and Orange Economy that thinks green
President Iván Duque is pushing the Orange Economy to combat a host of environmental threats, including deforestation. Are digital ecosystems a smokescreen for failed infrastructure?
Bogotá mayoral race in dead heat between Galán and López shows poll
With less than two weeks to go in the Bogotá mayoral race, Carlos Fernando Galán and Claudia López are in a dead heat according to pollsters CNC.
Colombia’s ex-FARC combatants become tour guides in post-conflict
The international recognition of “Remando por la Paz” on the rafting circuit gives ex-FARC combatants employment opportunities in sports and eco-tourism.
Colombia to get Pre-clearance within a year, confirms U.S Ambassador Whitaker
Before handing over his post as U.S Ambassador to Colombia, Kevin Whitaker confirmed that all travelers heading stateside will have U.S immigration pre-clearance at Bogotá’s El Dorado airport.
Philip Goldberg nomination for U.S Ambassador to Colombia to be ratified by Congress
As an experienced career diplomat and former Ambassador to Bolivia and Philippines, Philip Goldberg is expected to replace Kevin Whitaker as next Ambassador to Colombia.
FARC’s Londoño calls on party to “mark distance” with Márquez.
As the peace accord faces serious obstacles, FARC party leader “Timochenko” rallies support for the accord by “marking distance” with former negotiator Iván Márquez.