Workplace Deaths in Colombia: One Every 20 Hours in 2025

Workplace Deaths in Colombia: One Every 20 Hours in 2025

Despite a slight decline in workplace accidents, a report warns of a rise in workplace fatalities in Colombia: one death every 20 hours by 2025. Credit: A.P. / Colombia One.The rise in workplace accidents in Colombia during 2025 once again brought the debate on occupational safety to the forefront a

Colombian Entrepreneur Nadia Sanchez Brings Female Leadership to the UN

Colombian Entrepreneur Nadia Sanchez Brings Female Leadership to the UN

Colombian entrepreneur Nadia Sanchez led a 20-woman delegation to the UN’s CSW70 to advocate for gender equality. The United Nations headquarters in New York. In March 2026, Colombian entrepreneur Nadia Sánchez led a 20-woman delegation from the She Is Foundation at the UN’s CSW70 forum, advocating

Colombia Row Over Petro’s Claims Armed Groups Buy Off Military Personnel

Colombia Row Over Petro’s Claims Armed Groups Buy Off Military Personnel

New controversy in Colombia following President Petro’s claims that armed groups have allegedly bribed military commanders. Credit: @farcep_ – X.com.A new failed operation against dissident leader Ivan Mordisco has sparked a political storm in Colombia. After it was confirmed that the target once ag

Specialists Warn About a Shortage of Psychiatric Medications in Colombia

Specialists Warn About a Shortage of Psychiatric Medications in Colombia

People living with mental illnesses may require pharmacological interventions. Credit: Reference image Boyaca Department GovernmentThe crisis in medicine delivery that people in Colombia are experiencing due to the National Government’s intervention in the health system has now been compounded by a

Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods Keeps Excess Weight High in Colombia

Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods Keeps Excess Weight High in Colombia

The consumption of ultra-processed products is closely linked to at least two alarming data points. Credit: Unimedios archiveEfforts from different sectors to curb the consumption of ultra-processed foods appear to be insufficient. Overweight figures in Colombia remain discouraging and worrying. The

Colombia’s Catholic Church Updates Actions Against Sexual Abuse

Colombia’s Catholic Church Updates Actions Against Sexual Abuse

The new orientations of the Colombian ecclesiastical authority reaffirm the centrality of victims/survivors as a transversal axis of all ecclesial action in this matter. Credit: Mayor’s Office of BogotaThe Conferencia Episcopal de Colombia (CEC) has just presented two documents: the second version o

Colombia on the Multilatina Map as Three Companies Climb the IDB Ranking

Colombia on the Multilatina Map as Three Companies Climb the IDB Ranking

Ecopetrol, Almacenes Éxito, and Grupo Nutresa highlight three different strategies driving Colombia’s expansion in regional markets. Credit: AP / Colombia One Latin America’s corporate landscape is undergoing a phase of expansion and consolidation that, while still dominated by the region’s largest

Barranquilla, Colombia, Celebrates Its 213th Anniversary

Barranquilla, Colombia, Celebrates Its 213th Anniversary

Barranquilla commemorates its 213 years of history and tradition. The city celebrates its anniversary with music and gastronomy. Credit: One Eighteen, CC BY-NC 2.0 / Flickr Barranquilla, Colombia, commemorates today, April 7, 2026, its 213th anniversary since it was established as a villa in 1813. T

Agricultural Sector Leads Colombian Exports in February, Rising 11.4%

Agricultural Sector Leads Colombian Exports in February, Rising 11.4%

The agricultural sector drove an increase in Colombian exports in February, solidifying the Petro administration’s new economic model. Credit: Genesis De la Ossa / Colombia One.Colombian exports maintained a growth trend in February that confirms the gradual shift in the composition of the country’s

Colombia Declares Temporary Reserve in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

Colombia Declares Temporary Reserve in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

The Colombian government declared a temporary reserve of more than 942,000 hectares in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta to protect its ecosystems. Credit: NASA Johnson, CC BY-NC 2.0 / FlickrColombia declared the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta a temporary reserve. The Colombian government declared on A

Colombia Pioneers  Intrauterine Surgery for Hydrocephalus in Latin America

Colombia Pioneers Intrauterine Surgery for Hydrocephalus in Latin America

Colombia becomes a pioneer in intrauterine surgery to treat hydrocephalus in Latin America. The procedure was performed in Barranquilla. Credit: Balukubrian, CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia CommonsColombia has taken a historic step in the field of fetal medicine by performing, for the first time in the cou

Trump Warns Iran: ‘An Entire Civilization Will Perish Tonight’

Trump Warns Iran: ‘An Entire Civilization Will Perish Tonight’

In a direct threat following the expiration of the ultimatum, President Trump warns Iran that “an entire civilization will perish tonight.” Credit: The White House.Donald Trump on Tuesday issued his most extreme warning yet against Iran: “an entire civilization will perish tonight.” He did so just h

Ricardo Roa Steps Down Temporarily as President of Ecopetrol in Colombia

Ricardo Roa Steps Down Temporarily as President of Ecopetrol in Colombia

Ricardo Roa will temporarily step down as president of Ecopetrol, Colombia’s leading company, amid ongoing legal investigations. Credit: @ricroabar / X.com.Ricardo Roa will temporarily step down as president of Ecopetrol amid the most serious crisis he has faced since taking office. The board of dir

Clara Lopez Drops Colombia Presidential Bid to Join Ivan Cepeda Campaign

Clara Lopez Drops Colombia Presidential Bid to Join Ivan Cepeda Campaign

Clara Lopez announced that she is withdrawing from the presidential race in Colombia and has thrown her support behind candidate Ivan Cepeda. Credit: Josep Maria Freixes / Colombia One.Senator Clara Lopez decided yesterday to withdraw her presidential candidacy in a move that reshapes the political

The Four Hippopotamuses that Pablo Escobar Brought to Colombia Are Now 200

The Four Hippopotamuses that Pablo Escobar Brought to Colombia Are Now 200

The hippopotamuses roam around damaging farmers’ fences and crops, killing livestock, crossing roads and railway lines, and even intimidating people. Credit: Ministry of EnvironmentWhat began as the eccentric whim of the most dangerous drug trafficker Colombia has had, the late Pablo Escobar, who 45