Strikes take serious hit on coal industry, national GDP
A series of extended work stoppages this year in Colombia’s coal-mining sector have meant losses of close to $250 million for the industry and the country, according to economists.
A series of extended work stoppages this year in Colombia’s coal-mining sector have meant losses of close to $250 million for the industry and the country, according to economists.
The Colombian capital Bogota received the worldwide “Climate and City Leadership” award this Wednesday for innovation in public transport.
An agreement reached Wednesday night between government officials and representatives of Colombia’s striking truckers should put an end to over two weeks of work stoppages, reported local media.
Faced with the growing possibility of a national university strike, the government on Tuesday moved to approve the distribution of new funds to Colombia’s public universities.
Education workers on Wednesday said that they will be forced to go ahead with their planned national strike beginning September 10, which would effectively close schools across Colombia, if the…
A farmers protest camp in north Colombia is reporting 30 cases of dengue fever and malaria, according to local media sources.
Colombia’s central Boyaca department is “poised for a human rights crisis” due to a lack in progress in talks between the national government and striking farmers, said a leader of…
The 35th rendition of South America’s oldest theater festival began in western Colombia on Monday. The event will run until Sunday.
Star striker Radamel Falcao has been ruled out of Colombia’s upcoming World Cup Qualifiers, according to doctors on staff with the Colombian national team.