UN Sec-Gen Race 2027: Three Latin Americans vs Trump’s Veto
UN Secretary General race: three Latin Americans — Bachelet, Grossi, Grynspan — are running to succeed Guterres in 2027, against...
April 24, 2026Section
Colombia News in English
Colombia news in English from The Rio Times — Bogotá politics, economy, peace process and culture.
Colombia Banana Exports Hit Record US$1.3B; Set to Fall in 2026
Colombia banana exports hit a record US$1.309B in 2025, up 21.6%—but floods and El Niño threaten a 5% fall in...
April 24, 2026
Colombia Makes Upper-Class Households Pay to Fix Power Crisis
Colombia Air-e surcharge: MinMinas adds 8 pesos/kWh on upper-class homes nationwide to raise 235 billion pesos for the intervened Caribbean...
April 24, 2026
Petro Forces Private Pension Funds to Hand US$6B to Public Fund
Decree 0415 forces private funds to move ~$6B for 119,000 savers to Colpensiones before Colombia's Constitutional Court rules on the...
April 24, 2026
Colombia’s COLCAP Exits Ichimoku Cloud as FDI Hits 2021 Lows
COLCAP Colombia today crashed 1.37% to 2,252, breaking below the Ichimoku cloud entirely for the first time in 2026. FDI...
April 24, 2026
Latin American Pulse für Freitag, 24. April 2026
Latin American Pulse: Milei bans 60 journalists from Casa Rosada, hosts Peter Thiel. Brazil strips US ICE agent credentials. Mercosur...
April 24, 2026
Colombia’s COLCAP Confirms Bearish MACD at 2,283 Below 200-SMA
COLCAP Colombia today held flat at 2,283 as the MACD bearish cross confirmed. Petro threatens another minimum wage hike if...
April 23, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Thursday, April 23, 2026
Latin American Pulse: Iran attacks 3 ships in Hormuz as Trump extends ceasefire. Ibovespa crashes 1.65%. Brazil-EU minerals deal. Colombia...
April 23, 2026
Colombia’s Fajardo Trades Education for Security and Oil in 2026
Registered March 13 with running mate Edna Bonilla, Fajardo's Colombia programme backs oil exploration and cash transfers — see how...
April 22, 2026