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Mon, 01 Mar 2021 21:55:33 +0000
Colombia tourism on course for fast recovery claim experts
Despite huge losses incurred by the Colombian travel sector with the coronavirus pandemic, industry leaders expect a faster than expected recovery for 2021.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 19:17:45 +0000
Bogotá cultural venues reopen a year after COVID outbreak
Bogotá's cultural venues will reopen to the public this weekend a year after the first case of COVID was confirmed in the Colombian capital.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 21:56:49 +0000
Colombia begins vaccinating its over 80 population
Colombia's National Vaccine Program has begun inoculating the over 80 population with the arrival of the second shipment of 50,310 doses from Pfizer.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 23:05:16 +0000
Former FARC hostage and radio host Herbin Hoyos dies from COVID
Every night Herbin Hoyos sent messages from loved ones to the kidnapped across the airwaves. The host of "Voices of the Kidnapped" died, age 58, from coronavirus.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 20:24:12 +0000
Colombia’s Duque receives death threats from FARC dissident Santrich
In a direct threat against Colombian President Iván Duque, ex-FARC dissident commander Santrich appeared in a video taken in the Venezuelan state of Zulia.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:27:36 +0000
Vaccinations in Colombia surpass coronavirus active cases
Colombia saw its lowest daily increase in new coronavirus infections since May 2020 and vaccinations have surpassed total active cases.

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 21:01:30 +0000
Colombia’s war atrocities emerge with JEP’s revised “false positives”
On the same day ex-FARC admitted responsibility for war crimes, JEP revised the numbers of extra-judicial killings by Colombia's Armed Forces.

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 17:25:58 +0000
Ex-FARC accept responsibility for kidnapping in War Crimes case
Representatives of Ex-FARC's Secretariat have accepted responsibility for kidnapping in a historic war crimes accusation by Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP).

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:24:40 +0000
American Airlines and JetBlue to operate new flight between JFK and Bogotá
Despite route cancellations with the coronavirus pandemic, airlines are projecting an upsurge in passenger traffic this summer between Colombia, Mexico and United States.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 20:19:48 +0000
Vaccination offensive begins in six Colombian cities
Bogotá got an early start inoculating medical workers with the first batch of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine. China's Sinovac to deliver 192,000 doses over the weekend.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 17:40:14 +0000
Colombia’s PNN Tayrona reopens after “ecological cleansing”
At the request of the Sierra Nevada's spiritual leaders, Tayrona National Park closes for 15 days every year to give nature an ecological cleansing.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 15:45:45 +0000
Fiction: The perils of incomplete imagining
The City Paper's own Jimmy Weiskopf delivers his most recent literary tale of deception, desire and perils of incomplete imagining.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 21:24:16 +0000
Bogotá ends Pico y cédula restriction on Friday
Mayor Claudia López issued decree 208 that ends the identity card restriction Pico y cédula on Friday as ICU occupation in Bogotá continues to drop.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 18:41:15 +0000
OMS: Freno de la pandemia aún no se debe a las vacunaciones
El representante irlandés de la OMS advierte que el freno en nuevos contagios podría estar relacionada con cierta estacionalidad del coronavirus.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 17:27:13 +0000
Sincelejo nurse becomes first Colombian to receive coronavirus vaccine
Verónica Machado became the first frontline health worker to receive the coronavirus vaccine at a Sincelejo hospital.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:14:13 +0000
Colombia’s indigenous peoples lead first census of Andean Condor
Some 300 volunteers conducted the first census of the Colombian Condor. The census involved indigenous communities from the departments of La Guajira to Nariño.

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 21:14:50 +0000
Bogotá churches to offer ashes as a precaution to the start of Lent
Churches around the world will celebrate the beginning of Lent by adapting strict biosecurity measures and avoiding physical contact through ashes.

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 21:37:55 +0000
First Colombia vaccine shipment a “moment for history”
The first shipment of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine arrived in Colombia to a government reception and launch of the nationwide vaccination program.

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 20:05:16 +0000
Colombian Hass avocados reach record exports in 2020
Exports of Colombian Hass reached 58,000 tons in 2020 and surpassed other producing nations in supplying Europe.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 23:16:05 +0000
Bogotá to start vaccination program with 21,000 doses
Claudia López got a green light from the government to start COVID vaccinations as of February 20. The initial 7,700 doses are destined to frontline medical workers.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 21:59:21 +0000
Bogotá comenzará vacunación Feb 20 con las primeras 7,673 dosis
Bogotá comenzará la vacunación contra COVID-19 el día 20 de febrero, fecha fijada por el Gobierno nacional, según anunció la alcaldesa Claudia López.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 21:32:46 +0000
Bogotá gets more cops to combat crime and perception of insecurity
The Mayoralty of Claudia López reached a deal with the national government to boost security in the capital given rising crime rates and the perception of greater insecurity.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 23:14:06 +0000
Air Canada suspends Colombia flights over new COVID restrictions
Air Canada included Colombia to 17 routes that will be suspended until April 30 given low passenger demand after the federal government introduced strict COVID restrictions.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 15:04:57 +0000
Cuba warns Colombia of possible terror attack by ELN in Bogotá
Cuba has warned the Colombia Government that a terror attack by ELN's Eastern War Front against Bogotá could happen within days.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 23:57:36 +0000
Colombia COVID-19 cases plunge post-second wave
The recent downturn in COVID-19 cases is encouraging news for a country with more than 2.1 million total cases. Recoveries from the virus also surpassed 2 million.



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