Colombia lost 150 millionaires and US$1 billion in 2025 as wealth taxes drove a massive capital outflow. Luis Carlos Sarmiento, Colombia’s richest man. In 2025, Colombia joined the list of countries with the highest millionaire outflows, losing 150 high-net-worth individuals and an estimated US$1 bi
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
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
Maria Jose Marin and caddie Darren Woo pose with the ANWA trophy. Credit: Hector Vivas / Golf DigestColombian golfer Maria Jose Marin wrote one of the most significant chapters in national sports history on Saturday, April 4. At the legendary Augusta National Golf Club—home of the Masters, the world
People living with mental illnesses may require pharmacological interventions. Credit: Reference image Boyaca Department GovernmentTo the crisis in medicine delivery that Colombians are experiencing due to the National Government’s intervention in the health system is now added the shortage of psych
The consumption of ultra-processed products is closely linked to at least two alarming data points. Credit: Unimedios archiveEfforts from different sectors against ultra-processed foods seem insufficient. The figures for overweight in Colombia continue to be discouraging and worrying. The consumptio
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
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 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
The attorney general, Luz Adriana Camargo, requested that President Gustavo Petro reactivate the arrest warrants that have been issued against alias “Calarca.” Credit: X: @CorteSupremaJThe pressure that the entire country has been exerting over the condition of peace representative in which the gove
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
Jose Manuel Restrepo, vice-presidential running mate of presidential candidate Abelardo de La Espriella, called the situation “a matter of life or death.” Credit: Colombia One.Colombia’s health care crisis has escalated into what many families and patient advocates describe as a national emergency,
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 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
Shakira is among the top 5 most-voted artists to enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Colombian singer closed the voting with 738,000 votes. Credit: Priscila Bruder, CC0-1.0 / Wikimedia Commons-Colombian superstar Shakira has secured a spot among the top five public favorites to enter the 2026 Ro
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 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 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
Credit: Jairo Paez, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 / Flickr Cartagena is taking a decisive step toward a new era of sustainable mobility with the implementation of its aquabus system, Transcaribe Acuatico, an initiative that will transform the way residents and tourists move around the city. Mayor Dumek Turbay con
Barranquilla celebrates 213 years by turning transformation into identity, projecting itself as one of Latin America’s most dynamic and fast-rising cities. Credit: Juan Camilo Perez / Colombia One Barranquilla is not just marking another anniversary—it is shaping a narrative of transformation, resil
The crab-eating fox is one of the mammals present in Bogota, toward the areas of the Eastern Hills. Credt: Nathaly Calvo Roa, PhD in Biology from UNAL.Bogota is not only a jungle of cement where more than ten million people live. In the wetlands, parks and other green or rural areas of the Colombian
Out of every 100 students who reach grade 9, only 75 continue to the secondary education level. Credit: ATEM.In Colombia, secondary education (grades 10 and 11) represents a challenge for the educational system due to factors that include the lack of guarantees to access, remain in, and learn with q
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
The Ombudsman, Iris Marin, set out four urgent decisions on human rights that must be taken by the new government of Colombia. Credit: @DefensoriaColIn light of the imminence of the presidential elections in Colombia (first round on May 31 and second round on June 21) and the change of government (A
