Colombia’s health ministry reported a surge in COVID-19 related deaths on Thursday after the saturation of hospitals in the country’s largest cities. The health ministry said 315 people died in…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque said Thursday he opposes shutting down Bogota for a second time despite the collapse of the capital’s healthcare system. The shutdown was proposed by the country’s…
Healthcare in Colombia’s capital Bogota collapsed on Wednesday, according to medical organizations, as the country’s third largest city, Cali, issued a red alert over the COVID-19 pandemic. “It happened. The…
Illegal armed groups have been brutally imposing COVID-19 measures in areas where Colombia’s state is historically weak, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. In a report, the human rights organization said…
Colombia’s defense minister said Monday the government is ready to resume the aerial fumigation of coca after local media reported that forced eradication statistics were inflated. Defense Minister Carlos Holmes…
Colombia’s defense ministry has been reporting inflated statistics on the forced eradication of coca, the base ingredient of cocaine, multiple counternarcotics officials told weekly Semana. Eight civilian eradicators and counternarcotics…
Colombia’s Supreme Court is considering to sentence one of President Ivan Duque’s top ideologues to 19 years in prison over his alleged ties to some of the country’s most infamous…
Accusations against Medellin Mayor Daniel Quintero and Oscar nominee Ciro Guerra have revived a debate about widespread sexual harassment and abuse of women in Colombia. Feminist website Volcanicas received eight…
Between 30 and 124 people had already died of COVID-19 in Colombia before health authorities confirmed the first coronavirus infection on March 6, according to the country’s statistics agency. The…