Bogota’s Mayor Gustavo Petro said Thursday that Colombia’s recently-finalized Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S. would hurt Colombia’s capital city. In a presentation at Bogota’s Chamber of Commerce, the mayor…
Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro created a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Affairs Branch to fight sexual orientation and gender based discrimination in Colombia’s capital. The group, a subcommittee of…
Bogota’s government secretary resigned Friday, saying he needed to “take a breather,” reported local media. Antonio Navarro Wolf made his resignation official at a City Hall press conference, saying that…
Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro wants to bring a metro cable system to Colombia’s capital city. Petro toured the Medellin transport system Thursday morning, which became the first in the world…
Damage caused by rioters to Bogota’s mass transit system amounts to $570,000, says the city’s comptroller’s office, reported financial publication Dinero. Bogota Comptroller Diego Ardila Medina sent a warning to…
Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro announced plans to improve the capital city’s Transmilenio mass transit system, local media reported Tuesday. The new measures included the addition of 40 new buses by April 9, part…
Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived in Bogota for his first official visit to Colombia Thursday. “On behalf of the Bolivian people, a greeting to the people of Colombia and salute…
Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro has been accused of slander after blaming rival political party Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA) for recent violent protests, reported newspaper El Espectador Monday. Colombian PDA senator Jorge…
Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro’s popularity has dipped two months after taking office, reported El Espectador Friday. According to a survey carried out by the National Consulting Center (CCN), the former…