COLOMBIA

Blockade on Cuba violates human rights, Colombian President denounced

Published on: December 21, 2024
13:27

Bogotá, Dec 21 (Prensa Latina) Colombian President Gustavo Petro said today that the blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States for more than 60 years is a violation of human rights.

Colombian Gov’t reaffirms support for Cuba against US blockade

Published on: December 20, 2024
19:08

Bogota, Dec 21 (Prensa Latina) Colombian Deputy Foreign Minister Jorge Rojas reaffirmed his country's willingness to support Cuba in its fight against the blockade imposed by the United States for more than six decades, which, he acknowledged, harms the people.

Colombian Air Force plane to carry solidarity shipment to Cuba

Published on: December 20, 2024
16:27

Bogota, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) A Colombian Air Force plane will carry more than 10 tons of solidarity aid to Cuba on Saturday, as a contribution to palliate the damage caused recently by meteorological phenomena, it was reported here on Friday.

Colombia’s birth rate drops by over 14 percent

Published on: December 19, 2024
15:02

Bogotá, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Births registered a year-on-year 14.4 percent drop in Colombia from January to October 2024, according to a report released today by the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE).

Ecuador strengthens vigilance over presence of bird flu in Colombia

Published on: December 19, 2024
13:52

Quito, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The Agency for Regulation and Control of Plant and Animal Health (Agrocalidad) of Ecuador announced that it has strengthened surveillance at poultry production sites in the face of the confirmation of bird flu in neighboring Colombia.

Colombia will join the UN Peacebuilding Commission

Published on: December 18, 2024
16:44

Bogotá, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) Colombia has been elected a member for 2025 of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), an intergovernmental advisory body of the United Nations, according to the Foreign Ministry's announcement here on Wednesday.

Colombian Solidarity Movement prepares humanitarian shipment for Cuba

Published on: December 17, 2024
18:07

Bogota, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) The Association of Cuban Residents in Colombia and the Solidarity Movement of Colombia published a letter here on Tuesday in which they inform about the upcoming arrival of solidarity aid in the Caribbean island.

Colombian airline Avianca resumes flights to Cuba

Published on: December 17, 2024
00:45

Havana, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) The Colombian company Avianca resumed its daily flights to Cuba on Monday, with a plane from Bogotá that arrived at the José Martí international airport in this capital.

Colombia: House of Representatives to debate health reform

Published on: December 16, 2024
10:33

Bogota, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) The Colombian House of Representatives will begin the plenary debate of the 64 articles that make up the Health Reform, a project promoted by the National Government, according to that legislative body.

Lawmakers rejection of Financing Bill triggers wave of complaints

Published on: December 12, 2024
17:17

Bogota, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) The Colombian Congress's reppeal of the financing law proposed by the Government to alleviate next year's budget deficit raised dissimilar reactions today about the harmful consequences of the event and its political motivations.

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