The death of business mogul Carlos Ardila, one of Colombia’s most powerful oligarchs, was met with mixed emotions in the South American country. Ardila died on Friday at 91, leaving his estimated net worth of $ 2.3 billion and a gigantic business empire to his four children. The media and sugar magnate became one of […]
Colombia’s prosecution asked the Supreme Court to reopen an investigation against the victim of former President Alvaro Uribe’s alleged fraud practices on Tuesday. Controversial prosecutor Gabriel Jaimes additionally asked a Bogota judge to absolve Uribe of fraud and bribery charges. The Supreme Court began investigating the former president in 2018 claiming the former president allegedly […]
Representatives of Colombia’s government and pharmaceutical firms held an emergency meeting on Wednesday after confidential COVID-19 vaccine contracts were leaked. According to local media, representatives of US company Pfizer and British company AstraZeneca met with government officials in the presidential palace in the capital Bogota. No announcement were made after the meeting over the leak […]
Colombia’s opposition demanded the resignation of the country’s ICT minister on Tuesday over the alleged embezzlement of funds by government contractors. Opposition Senator Leon Fredy Muñoz (Green Alliance) said he would file a motion of no confidence against ICT Minister Karen Abudinen over the corruption scandal. The minister refused to resign and contradicted media claims […]
The far-right government of Colombia’s President Ivan Duque is having trouble pushing a tax reform bill that is supposed to finance its 2022 budget through Congress. Finance Minister Jose Manuel Restrepo formally proposed the tax reform to Congress on July 20 after expressing confidence the bill would be approved before the end of this month. […]
President Ivan Duque formally laid out his government’s priorities for Colombia on Saturday as the far-right president entered his final year in office. In an address to the military, Duque said that his priorities were finishing his National Vaccination Plan to control the COVID-19 pandemic, the reactivation of the economy, increased support for young people […]
Colombia’s defense minister on Wednesday blamed anti-government protesters for a surge in violent crime in the capital Bogota allegedly caused by illegal armed groups. Defense Minister Diego Molano and his deputy Juan Pablo Diaz were called to Congress to explain what they plans to do in response to the increased presence of illegal armed groups […]
While Colombia’s prosecution is trying to get alleged leaders of anti-government protests in jail, pro-government extremists are sending them death threats. The prosecution has mainly been targeting alleged “Frontline” protesters that have been trying to protect themselves and other protesters against police brutality. Prosecutors in the capital Bogota and in cities like Medellin and Cali […]
The congressional coalition of Colombia’s far-right President Ivan Duque has lost seven lawmakers since the 2018 elections because of criminal investigations. With the exception of two convicted lawmakers who were elected in 2018, the coalition parties have been able to replace their detained representatives because the lawmakers resigned and continue to be on trial. In […]
More than 120,000 people have died of COVID-19 in Colombia, the Health Ministry said Thursday amid persistent problems to vaccinate the country’s population. So far, regional health authorities have fully vaccinated more than 11.7 million people of Colombia’s population of 51 million. President Ivan Duque and Health Minister Fernando Ruiz vowed to vaccinate almost 36 […]