Colombia’s Record Power Debt: What It Means for Your Electricity
Public entities owe a record COP 1.5 trillion, about US$477 million, to Colombia's power distributors. What the arrears mean for...
August 28, 2026Section
Colombia News in English
Colombia news in English from The Rio Times — Bogotá politics, economy, peace process and culture.
Colombia’s Guaviare Air Strike Kills 11 in Camp Tied to Calarcá
Colombia's Guaviare air strike killed 11 dissidents in El Retorno, among them a commander once named a peace manager under...
August 28, 2026
Colombia’s 2027 Budget Draws an Eight-Year Warning from Anif
Colombia filed its largest budget ever on 27 August. Anif warns the country could need up to eight years to...
August 28, 2026
Colombia’s Puracé Volcano Stays on Orange Alert as Ash Column Reaches 3,250 Metres
Colombia's Puracé volcano emitted ash three times in 24 hours, topping out at 3,250 metres, while the geological service keeps...
August 28, 2026
Colombia’s Governors Close Ranks Behind Rodríguez Yee as the Ecopetrol Board Fight Escalates
Six oil-producing governors ratified Ricardo Rodríguez Yee for the Ecopetrol board as the new government prepares an assembly to remove...
August 28, 2026
Colombia’s Earthquake Reconstruction Turns to 8 Percent Mortgages and Frozen Student Loans
Eighteen days after the 7.4-magnitude earthquake, the Colombia earthquake reconstruction effort has become a financial story.
August 28, 2026
Colombia’s Development Plan Becomes the Tool to Slim the State
Colombia wants to slim down the state, and its four-year planning law is the vehicle chosen to carry the structural...
August 28, 2026
Colombia Pension Reform Survives Court Test as Uribe Drafts a Counter-Reform
The Constitutional Court has rescued the Colombia pension reform, the flagship social law of the Petro era, and the opposition...
August 28, 2026
COLCAP Dips as Peso Breaks 3,100
Colombia's COLCAP slipped 0.59% to 2,490 on August 27 as the peso weakened 1.09% to 3,128 per dollar. Ecopetrol and...
August 28, 2026