14+ hour, 18+ min ago   (733+ words) Colombia’s Vice President Jose Manuel Restrepo presented this Sunday the five “major missions” that, as he explained, were entrusted to him by President Abelardo De la Espriella to advance the construction of what the government calls the “Miracle Homeland.” (Patria…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (327+ words) That decision by Petro, in turn, had rolled back Decree 333 issued during the government of his predecessor, Ivan Duque, which had provided that this type of lawsuit for the protection of constitutional rights be assigned in the first instance to…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (846+ words) The government of President Abelardo De la Espriella is facing a new clash with Colombia’s justice system, this time over the publication of images of the bodies of members of criminal groups killed during operations by the Armed Forces and…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (605+ words) Juliana Guerrero, a former aide and close political ally of former Colombian President Gustavo Petro, has admitted that she presented false university degrees to qualify for positions in his government, bringing a dramatic new development to a scandal that has…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (794+ words) Colombia wants to recover a figure that for years was one of the main indicators of the strength of its oil industry: producing one million barrels of crude oil a day, something that has not happened in more than a…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (850+ words) The civil lawsuit against retired Colonel Luis Alfonso Plazas Vega over the death of Judge Carlos Horacio Uran is once again putting Colombia’s Palace of Justice at the center of the debate, in a case that seems never to be…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (764+ words) The agreement opens a new dimension in the relationship between the two countries. Washington is seeking to reduce its dependence on China for materials essential to industries such as technology, energy, and defense, while Colombia is once again trying to…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (475+ words) Migracion Colombia, an entity attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the highest authority responsible for migration monitoring and control in the national territory, was placed under the direction of Jose Luis Castaneda Tiria, a seasoned retired lieutenant colonel…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (704+ words) As promised during his visit to Choco following the earthquake that affected the department and 14 others across Colombia, President Abelardo de la Espriella returned to the regional capital, Quibdó, on Monday, Sept. 7, accompanied by several of the country’s most prominent…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (405+ words) Voices against this recent practice had already been raised sporadically in the country, especially among citizens and some opinion leaders. At the same time, other sectors enthusiastically welcome the president’s participation in these staged scenes because they constitute forceful messages…...