America Colombia The “Artemisa Operation”, a military strategy to fight deforestation, has been extended; the plan includes declaring 30% of Colombian territory as protected area by the end of the year
America Colombia Victor Escobar became the first person in the country to die by euthanasia without having a terminal illness
America Colombia Authorities in the United States have accused a Colombian ex-military man, Mario Antonio Palacios, of participating in the plot to kill late Haitian President Jovenel Moise, whose assassination caused heavy political turmoil
America Colombia The state will receive a US$48.5 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to support its decarbonization and sustainability agenda
America Colombia A recent report by the UNHRC stated that during the turbulent protests that took place in April there were a total of 63 deaths, therefore, the UN requested the government to change its ways of dealing with manifestations to avoid more tragedies
America Colombia A Colombian family honoured their country’s traditional leaf-wrapped dishes by writing a dedicated cookbook, which was recently recognised as the ‘best cookbook in the world’ at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in Paris
America Colombia Causing indignation and embarrassment, the Colombian Police Academy dressed their cadets in Nazi uniforms for an event meant to honor Germany; President Ivan Duque had to issue a formal apology condemning the incident
America Colombia Due to the ongoing Venezuelan oil crisis, Colombian crude oil theft is currently at the highest it has ever been; criminals are illegally stealing and refining oil to then export it to Venezuela, causing damage to Colombian oil facilities and the industry
America Colombia A +8.5% economic growth is to be expected for the country this year, according to the latest studies presented by Finance Minister Jose Manuel Restrepo
America Colombia Authorities captured the Interpol’s most-wanted Colombian drug lord, Dairo Antonio Úsuga; he has led the “El Clan del Golfo” drug cartel, considered one of the most violent and heavily armed groups
America Colombia President Iván Duque announced that Spain will be investing over US$2.530 million in various projects to help with the country’s development
America Colombia The country deployed around 14.000 troops near the Venezuelan border in order to take over a conflicted zone where multiple armed groups are competing for cocaine production control
America Colombia The Rainforest Trust organization awarded president Ivan Duque with an international recognition for environmental conservation, as well as US$15 million to fund ecological projects and help maintain protected areas