Colombia may axe $3B rain damage budget request
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Monday the government may withdraw a request to Congress for $3.16 billion in additional 2011 budgetary resources to help pay for flood damage.…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Monday the government may withdraw a request to Congress for $3.16 billion in additional 2011 budgetary resources to help pay for flood damage.…
The Director of Civil Defense in the department of Boyaca, Colonel Alirio Aponte Monroy, told Caracol Radio on Monday that as a preventative measure hundreds of homes in towns situated…
Colombia’s meteorological service has said that departments from almost all over the country face the risk of flooding and landslides as heavy rains continue to cause problems, Caracol Radio reported…
Colombia has been put on high alert over heavy rains that continue to wreak havoc through the country. Over 50 people lost their lives just this past week due to…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has expressed his sympathy with the victims of the latest rainy season and said that the government will do everything in its power to prevent…
Year-on-year production of coffee in Colombia grew by 24% to 779,00 sacks of 132 lbs in March 2011 compared to the 629,000 produced the same month last year, according to…
The Dutch embassy is organizing a bicycle ride through Bogota for April 17, in order to promote cycling as an eco-friendly transport alternative for Colombians. The event, named the “Orange…
A massive landslide in the southwestern department of Cauca destroyed several homes on Monday though there are no reports of any casualties. The landslide struck the village of La Playa…
The devastation caused by the recent rainy season appears to have returned after landslides and flooding in Antioquia left six people dead, four injured, and a further 250 affected. The department…