Colombia’s lawmakers urged President Ivan Duque on Thursday to facilitate virtual sessions while Congress is closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Congress remained closed after the end of its three-month…
Over 3,000 hectares of land have been destroyed so far by an ongoing wildfire in the foothills of Colombia’s northern Sierra Nevada mountains, reported local media.
The mayor of one of Colombia’s biggest tourist towns, Santa Marta, has declared a state of emergency because of an ongoing drought crisis, local media reported on Thursday morning.
According to Colombia radio station Caracol radio, Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos will travel to the archipelago of San Andres and Providencia to review measures that have been taken in…
Colombia’s inspector general orders the Constitutional Court to overturn an extension of the state of emergency declared after the disastrous rainy season, Colombian media reported Tuesday. Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos declared a state of emergency to cope with the catastrophe caused by this year’s rainy season, which has killed more than 200, uprooted thousands of…
The mayor of Barranquilla on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in five areas of the city due to heavy rains during this prolonged winter season, Caracol Radio reported on…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe is currently in a meeting at the Casa de Nariño to decide whether to declare a “state of exception” over the emergence of illegal armed groups. Critics…