Colombia’s President Ivan Duque declared a state of emergency and ordered elderly citizens to stay at home in the latest of a series of measures to combat the coronavirus. In…
Colombia’s hospitals and epidemiologists called for mandatory isolation on Monday to prevent the collapse of the country’s healthcare system. The president asked the Virgin Mary for protection. Neither Colombia’s medical…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque announced on Monday that he has ordered the full closure of the country’s borders, allowing only restricted air travel. Duque had already closed the borders with…
As his government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic began showing serious cracks on Monday, President Ivan Duque asked the Virgin Mary to protect Colombia. In a speech, Duque said he…
A mysterious illness is ravaging indigenous communities in western Colombia where 10 children have died so far this year, local media reported Wednesday. Regional authorities sent physicians and bacteriologists to…
Colombia’s state council upheld a ban on fracking on Tuesday and proceeded to investigate whether the government illegally granted licenses to multinationals. The administration of President Ivan Duque has been…
Colombia has universal healthcare, but resources are low compared to developed countries. Corruption is draining the system and limiting development. Life expectancy at birth Colombians’ life expectancy at birth has…
Colombia’s industry and trade watchdog SIC said Wednesday that multinational Pfizer and three other companies have been fined for allegedly inflating prices of pharmaceutical drugs. The worst offender was the…
In a blistering attack on the allegedly inhumane treatment of Colombia’s soldiers, opposition Senator Gustavo Petro revealed that for every two soldiers killed in combat, one commits suicide. Petro last…