Colombia and Slovenia Recently Recognized a Palestinian State. Now They’re Moving Their Embassies to...

Margarita Manjarrez, Colombia’s last ambassador to Israel, center, and local officials inaugurate the ‘Encuentro de Culturas’ mural on Sept. 10, 2023, in the Israeli city of Ramle. (Courtesy of Embassy of Colombia via JTA) Larry Luxner | JTA Colombia, the …

U.S. Dollar in Colombia Continues to Fall

Q24N (Colombia) The U.S. dollar took a hit in Colombia on Thursday, July 30, dropping 73.89 pesos against the Representative Market Rate (TRM). This decline has some analysts wondering if the dollar might soon fall below the 3,000-peso mark, possibly …

The radical shift in Colombia’s new president’s stance on transitional justice

By placing Colombia’s transitional justice system and the 2016 peace agreement at the centre of one of his first ‘addresses’ last week, President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella signalled what could be one of his government’s first battlegrounds. He …

FG congratulates Colombia's president-elect

The Federal Government has congratulated Colombia’s President-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, on his electoral victory ahead of his inauguration on August 7. In a statement issued on Friday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on X, Nigeria described the …

Mexico, Colombia to meet in first post-World Cup friendly

Mexico and Colombia will play their first international fixtures since the FIFA World Cup when they clash in a friendly in the United States in September, the Mexican Football Federation said on Thursday. The teams will meet in Baltimore on September 26, …

Colombia completes its surprise with gold in men’s volleyball

nginx/1.24.0 (Ubuntu) You might be interested in: Dominican Republic adds silver and bronze and remains fifth in the Central American Games For Colombia, it is their best performance in history, leaving behind the silver medal from Barranquilla ’18, …

Colombia awards 995MW solar PV, 100MW BESS in clean energy tender

For the first time Colombia incorporated BESS in its auctions, which will allow the country to diversify its electricity mix, reduce its exposure to market volatility and have a greater supply of firm energy to respond to periods of high demand and extreme …

Ecoterra raises US$1 million with Capibara to expand in Colombia and launches the first organic milk produced in Chile

Ecoterra, the Chilean agrifoodtech founded by Pablo Albarrán 15 years ago, closed a US$1 million raise with Capibara Fideicomiso de Impacto, a fund created by the founders of Movimiento B. In addition, the operation marks Capibara’s first investment in …

Colombia awards 725 MW of solar on second day of green energy auction

The Colombian Ministry of Mines and Energy awarded 725 MW of new solar parks on the second day of the country’s Clean Energy Procurement Auction. According to the Ministry, the electricity produced will supply the equivalent consumption of more than 800, …

Guyana–Colombia relations deepen with reopening of Embassy in GT