Cuba’s Water Crisis Spreads Disease as Haiti Hunger and Colombia Violence Worsen
OCHA reports 3.2 million Cubans without safe water, 5.83 million Haitians in acute food insecurity, and new displacement in Colombia....
September 17, 2026Section
Colombia News in English
Colombia news in English from The Rio Times — Bogotá politics, economy, peace process and culture.
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso
The COLCAP fell about 2.16% and the peso slipped as the Fed raised rates and crude dropped 4%. Colombia took...
September 17, 2026
Colombia Stays on the US Drug Blacklist, but Its Aid Is Going Up
Washington again found Colombia failing on drugs, and lifted the same finding from Venezuela after two decades. No aid was...
September 17, 2026
Cost of Living in Cali, Colombia for Foreign Residents
Cost of living in Cali, Colombia in 2026, from the estrato system and dated rents to hospitals, visa income thresholds...
September 16, 2026
Feria de las Flores 2027 Dates Expected 30 July to 8 August
The 70th Feria de las Flores in Medellín is expected from 30 July to 8 August 2027, with the Silleteros...
September 16, 2026
Colombia’s Petro and President De la Espriella Clash Over Deficit
Colombia's president and his predecessor traded public accusations over the fiscal deficit, with the 2027 budget and who created the...
September 16, 2026
Colombia Grants Revolut a Banking License as 200,000 Await
Colombia's regulator cleared Revolut to operate as a bank. The company plans to invest about US$128.7 million, and 200,000 Colombians...
September 16, 2026
Colombia’s Ecopetrol Overhauls Board With Government-Backed Slate
Shareholders replaced six of Ecopetrol's nine board seats with a government-backed slate, a day after the acting president quit over...
September 16, 2026
Colombia Rescues 8 ELN Hostages, Kills 5 Guerrillas in Raids
Colombian troops freed eight ELN hostages in Catatumbo and killed five guerrillas in Bolivar, among them a commander accused of...
September 16, 2026