Colombia’s finance minister filed a bill before Congress which seeks to authorize the government to sell 10% of its shares in energy company Ecopetrol, financial publication Portafolio reported Wednesday. Finance…
President Juan Manuel Santos signed a decree intended to speed up the funding of reconstruction projects after the worst rainy season in the country’s history. The presidential website announced that…
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has announced that the La Niña phenomenon is approaching its end, although intensified storms in Colombia over the weekend affected 7,000 new victims. The latest…
Colombian singer Andres Cepeda performed with a host of international musicians at a benefit concert in Bogota on Saturday night, raising over $3 million for flood-damaged schools, reported W Radio. Eight…
President Juan Manuel Santos said that major reconstruction efforts in Colombia cannot commence until the La Niña weather pattern passes, likely at the end of June. In a presidential communique…
The rainy season will leave Colombia by the end of May but the short summer won’t be long enough to dry out the land, rebuild roads and repair damages, claimed…
The Director of Civil Defense in the department of Boyaca, Colonel Alirio Aponte Monroy, told Caracol Radio on Monday that as a preventative measure hundreds of homes in towns situated…
Colombia has been put on high alert over heavy rains that continue to wreak havoc through the country. Over 50 people lost their lives just this past week due to…
The Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies predicted moderate to heavy rain in the coffee region during Holy Week (Easter) in a recent prognosis. The report advises cultivators, before…