Colombia said Thursday it will accept bids from prominent international contracting firms for two massive highway projects estimated to cost a total of almost $3.2 billion. 15 multinational bidding groups Full Article » The post Colombia opens road construction bids to foreign firms in ‘Highways for Prosperity’ appeared first on Colombia News Colombia Reports . ...
Ecuador on Thursday called on Colombia to enforce security along the countries’ common border after an allegedly Colombian illegal armed group reportedly killed an Ecuadorean soldier at a border crossing. Full Article » The post Ecuador calls on Colombia to strengthen border security after soldier’s death appeared first on Colombia News Colombia Reports . ...
Colombians are most likely to die of a heart attack, a study on the causes of death of Colombians revealed on Thursday showed. As it stands, 13.4% of all deaths Full Article » The post What is killing the Colombians? appeared first on Colombia News Colombia Reports . ...
Rebel group FARC on Wednesday released a statement issuing their proposals for media regulation, mainly aimed at minimizing the monopoly of large corporations. At a press conference in Havana, FARC Full Article » The post FARC seeks to decentralize Colombian media appeared first on Colombia News Colombia Reports . ...
Colombia’s mining industry needs to get more responsible, an energy expert told a local newspaper on Thursday. After attracting more than 50% of Colombia’s $15.8 billion in foreign direct investment Full Article » The post Colombia’s mining sector must get more responsible: Expert appeared first on Colombia News Colombia Reports . ...
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday signed a $1.2 billion budget for the improving the Magdalena river that connects the south of the country with the Caribbean coast in Full Article » The post Colombia earmarks $1.15B to dredge country’s principal river appeared first on Colombia News Colombia Reports . ...
Colombia’s new ambassador in Tel Aviv, Fernando Alzate Donoso, on Thursday said to support renewed peace talks with the Palestinian people. Donoso presented Israeli President Shimon Peres with his diplomatic Full Article » The post Colombia’s new ambassador to Israel expresses support for peace talks with Palestine appeared first on Colombia News Colombia Reports . ...
More than 500 hospitals throughout Colombia are facing dire financial situations due to a combination of inaction and restrictive fiscal policy on the part of the government, according to the Full Article » The post More than 500 hospitals in Colombia ‘close to bankruptcy’ appeared first on Colombia News Colombia Reports . ...
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro sent Colombia a “brotherly and Bolivarian greeting” on behalf of his country Wednesday commemorating the Battle of Boyaca, one of the most important events in Colombian Full Article » The post Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro sends letter celebrating Colombia’s independence appeared first on Colombia News Colombia Reports . ...