8 Colombia towns banned mining in the past 6 months, more than 90 did not
Following a landslide rejection of what would be the world’s largest gold mine in a town in central Colombia, seven more towns have voted to ban all mining territory. In…
Following a landslide rejection of what would be the world’s largest gold mine in a town in central Colombia, seven more towns have voted to ban all mining territory. In…
Colombia will use $980 million in fines paid by two mobile phone operators to pre-finance budgetary needs for next year, Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas said on Wednesday. In July, a…
The CEO of Ecopetrol has resigned two and a half years after assuming that position, Colombia’s state-run oil company announced on Thursday. Juan Carlos Echeverry (Conservative Party) resigned from his post…
The provinces of Antioquia and Boyaca own 33% of the country’s 8,880 mining titles while Amazonas is one of three to be left unexploited, Colombia’s National Mining Agency revealed. Newspaper…
Colombia’s agriculture minister said Tuesday the country had successfully curbed an outbreak of foot and mouth disease after putting down some 3,000 animals. The announcement came a month after initial…
US oil company Hupecol Operating has sued Colombia for banning fracking near one of the country’s most unique ecosystems, the Caño Cristales river, according to local media. The Houston-based company…
Colombia’s Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas on Tuesday revised down economic growth forecasts for this year and 2018 as weak oil prices and lower consumer spending hamper the Andean nation. Cardenas told reporters that…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos confirmed on Monday that he aims to secure an expansion of economic ties with Cuba during his visit to the Caribbean country this week. The…
Russia and Curacao, two of Colombia’s biggest beef buyers, have suspended shipments from the Andean nation after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, Colombian officials said on Tuesday. A ship carrying…