Govt allocates $10M for north Colombia canal repairs
The Colombian government reported Tuesday that it has directed nearly $10 million (COP18 billion) toward repairing damages to an Atlantic coast canal caused by the extreme rainy season, according…
The Colombian government reported Tuesday that it has directed nearly $10 million (COP18 billion) toward repairing damages to an Atlantic coast canal caused by the extreme rainy season, according…
Four unsupervised children drowned while swimming in a pool of water in the Susa municipality of central Colombia’s Cundinamarca department. The four children drowned in what firemen described as a…
Weather phenomenon “La Niña,” blamed for the torrential rains that killed hundreds and affected millions in Colombia since last year, has ended, the country’s President Juan Manuel Santos said Saturday.…
Six hundred thousand children have been displaced by the rainy season in Colombia, said the Organization of American States (OAS) Thursday. Pablo Gonzales, risk reduction director for the OAS, reported…
The Inspector General’s Office has opened investigations into eight Regional Autonomous Corporations (CARs) for alleged failure to appropriately manage the crisis caused by this winter’s severe weather, local media reported…
Finance Minister Juan Carlos Echeverry said that the extended rainy season has not affected Colombia’s economic growth goals or inflation targets, newspaper El Espectador reported Wednesday. Despite the fact that millions…
Colombia’s minister of agriculture estimated there will be between 2% and 4% growth in the country’s agricultural sector in 2011 despite the destruction caused by the rainy season. Minister Juan…
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has announced that the La Niña phenomenon is approaching its end, although intensified storms in Colombia over the weekend affected 7,000 new victims. The latest…
Colombia’s finance minister and a leading lawmaker will meet this week to consider reducing tax obligations for some of the millions of people and businesses affected by devastating torrential rains,…