Written by High incarceration rates in Latin America – the region with the world’s fastest-growing prison population – are exacerbating tuberculosis in a region that is bucking the global trend for falling incidents of the disease, experts have warned. A study published in The Lancet Public Health journal has estimated that, contrary to previous assumptions, HIV/Aids is […]
The return of former drug trafficker Fabio Ochoa to Colombia following his deportation from the United States has reopened old wounds among victims of the Medellín cartel, with some expressing dismay at the Colombian authorities’ decision to let Ochoa walk free. Some of the cartel victims said they are hoping the former drug lord will […]
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BOGOTÁ (AP) — La detonación de una motocicleta cargada de explosivos en un puesto de control policial de una zona rural al suroeste de Colombia dejó el sábado al menos un muerto y 14 heridos, confirmaron las autoridades. La explosión ocurrió a las 8:40 de la mañana en un puesto de control de la comunidad […]
As December unfolds, Latin America’s economic landscape takes center stage. From Brazil’s GDP to inflation figures across Colombia, Chile, and Peru, the region braces for a week of crucial economic indicators. These reports will shed light on the health of various economies and their trajectories as 2024 draws to a close. Brazil Brazil’s economic landscape […]
For Gómez-Suárez, if Colombia’s conflict is regional, then the solution should be too. He draws a contrast between his approach to the Comuneros and the way the Colombian government previously negotiated peace with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), once the largest rebel group in the country. In 2016, under then-President Juan Manuel Santos, […]
Nature is being pushed to the brink as logging, mining and the relentless burning of fossil fuels destroy ecosystems — but even while acknowledging the problem, countries at an international summit in Colombia still failed to agree on how to pay for conservation efforts. The COP16 summit, which wrapped on Saturday, was intended to put […]
Colombia has emerged as the largest beneficiary of US economic assistance in the Western Hemisphere over the past 50 years. This long-standing partnership has shaped Colombia’s economic, social, and foreign policy landscape. The relationship dates back to significant historical events, including Panama’s separation and the war on drugs. Recent data from the Colombian-American Chamber of […]
Ricardo Roa, president of Ecopetrol, recently addressed concerns about Colombia’s natural gas supply. He assured Congress that the country will not face a gas deficit in 2025. This statement contradicts warnings from industry experts who predict impending shortages. Ecopetrol, Colombia’s state-owned oil company, produces 76% of the gas consumed in the country. Roa’s confidence stems […]
Più di una specie di alberi su tre è a rischio di estinzione, secondo un rapporto pubblicato il 28 ottobre durante i lavori della Cop16 sulla biodiversità a Cali, in Colombia. La deforestazione per fare spazio all’agricoltura e per lo sfruttamento del legname, la diffusione di parassiti e specie invasive, e il cambiamento climatico di […]