COLOMBIA

New right-wing attacks seek to remove Gustavo Petro from office

Published on: September 9, 2024
11:57

Bogota, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) Attempts to strip the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, of his constitutional immunity reveal today the strength of the new attacks of the right-wing sectors to remove him from power.

Venezuelan Foreign Minister hails trade growth with Colombia

Published on: September 6, 2024
17:33

Caracas, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Yván Gil, has described the growth of trade with neighboring Colombia as “excellent news”.

Colombian truckers’ strike affects supply of basic products

Published on: September 6, 2024
07:42

Bogotá, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) Bogota, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) The setbacks generated in social and economic spheres are increasing in Colombia due to the strike of truckers, caused by the rise in the price of diesel. Truckers have chosen, as a means of protest, the blockade of many of the main roads in the country.

Strike of Colombian transporters generates social and economic damage

Published on: September 5, 2024
07:39

Bogotá, Sep 5 (Prensa Latina) A strike by Colombian transporters, seen by the country's labor confederations as a destabilization attempt, continues despite the government's calls for dialogue and the presentation of several proposals to the union.

At least six dead in traffic accident in Huila, Colombia

Published on: September 2, 2024
14:04

Bogota, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) At least six people died and twenty were injured in a traffic accident today on the San Agustin-Pitalito road, in the department of Huila, in southwestern Colombia.

New plan for illicit crop substitution agreed in Colombia

Published on: September 2, 2024
10:40

Bogota, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) The Colombian government and former guerrillas of the extinct Revolutionary Armed Forces-People's Army (FARC-EP) agreed on a new implementation route for the National Program for the Substitution of Illicit Crops (PNIS) of the Final Peace Agreement.

Search will start to identify missing persons in Colombian cemetery

Published on: August 30, 2024
15:30

Bogotá, Aug 30 (Prensa Latina) A search task force will seek to identify missing persons by unearthing evidence in the Albornoz Cemetery in Colombia’s northern Cartagena town, said today the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP).

Farmers’ Summit winds up sessions in Cundinamarca, Colombia

Published on: August 30, 2024
13:07

Bogota, Aug 30 (Prensa Latina) The Farmers' Summit, an event that precedes the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), is concluding sessions on Friday with panels to present this sector's experiences in Colombia.

Colombian boxer Muñoz is happy to return to Cuba

Published on: August 28, 2024
13:14

Havana, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Although he did not end up with a victory, Colombian boxer José Ignacio Muñoz leaves Cuba happy, after participating in the International Boxing Association (IBA) Champions’ Night on Tuesday.

Colombia, the United States and Panama will discuss migration

Published on: August 26, 2024
07:42

Bogotá, Aug 26 (Prensa Latina) The 3rd Meeting of the Tripartite Migration Mechanism between Colombia, the United States and Panama will be held in the Colombian city of Cartagena.

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