Colombia Rewrites the Ecopetrol Statutes to Clear Six New Board Seats
The Ecopetrol statutes rewrite before the 15 September assembly removes the rule protecting sitting directors and clears six government board...
August 31, 2026Section
Colombia News in English
Colombia news in English from The Rio Times — Bogotá politics, economy, peace process and culture.
Colombia Presents a 165-Project Investment Portfolio Worth US$92.23 Billion
Colombia investment portfolio: What happened: Colombia presented a portfolio of about 165 investment projects to the country s bankers at...
August 31, 2026
Colombia EPS Debt Hits COP 58 Trillion, Only Four Insurers Comply
Colombia EPS debt reached COP 58 trillion (US$18.3 billion) in 2025, the comptroller says. Only four of 28 health insurers...
August 31, 2026
Colombia National Address Adds Elderly Payments, Utility Relief and a Public Apology
The Colombia national address paired quake reconstruction with a seventh payment for nearly three million elderly, utility relief and an...
August 31, 2026
Colombia’s New Traffic Code: What Drivers and Expats Need to Know
Colombia traffic fines: Practical: Colombia Cheaper licences, fines cut by up to half, and 5.8 million camera tickets that may...
August 31, 2026
Colombia: Reconstruction Begins After the Earthquake as the Puracé Volcano Rumbles
Colombia reconstruction begins after the 10 August quake with a Buenaventura housing pilot, while the Puracé volcano logs 58 tremors...
August 31, 2026
Colombia’s Guaviare Bombing Killed Three Minors — the Offensive That Replaced ‘Total Peace’
Colombia's Guaviare bombing of a FARC dissident camp left three minors dead, days after the formal end of 'total peace'....
August 31, 2026
Colombia: Ecopetrol Scandal Widens as Ex-Vice-President Points to the Presidential Palace
Ecopetrol scandal: a former vice-president says the presidential palace pressured him over a Houston gas deal, as a forensic audit...
August 31, 2026
Colombia’s 2027 Budget Is a Stabilisation Operation, Warns Industry Chief Bruce Mac Master
Colombia 2027 budget: What happened: Industry chief Bruce Mac Master warned that Colombia faces an extraordinarily severe fiscal situation.
August 31, 2026