Colombia’s agriculture minister announced a $220 million fund to help agricultural producers and farmers who have been financially affected by the heavy seasonal rains, local media reported Friday. Agriculture Minister…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos visited the scene of a fatal landslide in the Santander department and promised 486 new houses for those left homeless. During a visit to the…
Colombian singer Andres Cepeda performed with a host of international musicians at a benefit concert in Bogota on Saturday night, raising over $3 million for flood-damaged schools, reported W Radio. Eight…
Two people remain missing after a torrential downpour caused serious damage in the southwest Colombian city of Cali on Sunday evening. Firefighters confirmed that two men, of 19 and 71 years…
The president of the National Association of Colombian Coffee Exporters said the price of coffee, the highest in 34 years, is “unsustainable” as it is not reflecting the current value,…
Colombia’s central bank is widely expected to increase its benchmark interest in its monetary policy meeting slated for Friday as a new bout of torrential rains threatens to unleash inflationary…
Colombia’s comptroller general issues a warning to the governor of the Cordoba department for excess spending and irregularities in humanitarian aid to victims of this year’s winter flooding, W Radio…
Colombia’s prosecutor general asks the Constitutional Court to make permanent two amendments to the constitution added in response to the disastrous rainy season in 2010, reports W Radio. The decrees…
Colombia’s roads authority Invias urges the government to allocate COP5 billion ($2.6 million) to fix damage caused to the country’s road network by the prolonged rainy season, reports news source…