News

Colombia captures its most wanted drug lord ‘Otoniel’

QCOLOMBIA - Colombian authorities said on Saturday they captured Dairo Antonio Usuga, the country's biggest drug trafficker. Usuga, better known by his alias "Otoniel," is the alleged leader of the violent Clan Del Golfo cartel,...

National

Canceled euthanasia: Martha Sepúlveda was ready to die on Sunday

QCOLOMBIA - 51-year-old Martha Sepúlveda, diagnosed with ALS, had been slated to become the...

Politics

Venezuela and Colombia to reopen borders

QCOLOMBIA - Venezuela is to reopen its border with Colombia, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy...

front page

5 years after FARC deal, peace remains elusive

QCOLOMBIA - In September 2016, the Colombian government signed a peace deal with the rebel group FARC. A look at the guerrillas who started...

Bogota

Thousands march in Bogota to demand end to protests, roadblocks

QCOLOMBIA (Reuters) Waving flags and dressed in white, thousands marched in Colombia's capital Bogota on Sunday to demand an end to protests and roadblocks,...

National

Colombia to probe police who stood by as civilians shot at protesters

QCOLOMBIA (Reuters) Colombian authorities are investigating 10 police officers who allowed civilians to shoot at demonstrators in Cali, a high-ranking official said on Monday,...

National

Colombia down the tubes: At least 43 protesters killed, Palace of Justice burned

QCOLOMBIA - The Palace of Justice in Tulua, Colombia was set on fire this week amid protests and a general strike over poverty, police...

Cali

Roadblocks and protests disrupt Cali, Colombia

CALI, Colombia (AP) — The sugar mills that employ tens of thousands of people have ground to a halt. Broken stoplights dangle uselessly over...

Health / Coronavirus

Colombia COVID-19 Statistics

4,994,014

Total confirmed cases

Updated on October 27, 2021 11:55 am

127,133

Total deaths

Updated on October 27, 2021 11:55 am

4,838,063

Total recovered

Updated on October 27, 2021 11:55 am

Coronavirus

Is it all Greek to you? Coronavirus variants get new names

(REUTERS) Coronavirus variants with clunky, alphanumeric names have now been assigned the letters of...

Health

Colombia surpasses 80,000 COVID-19 deaths; ICU’s nearly full

Coronavirus

A Few More Ways to Convince Hesitant Friends and Family to Get Their Vax

Health

Flexible vaccination triggers Colombians travel to the United States

Coronavirus

Canada approves BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine for young teens

Dollar Exchange

US$1 = COP$3,851.22

21 September 2021- Central Bank Of Colombia

- Paying the bills -

Q Costa RicaCredible and Independent since 2012

Reports

Electric Vehicles

Why electric cars will take over sooner than you think

Q REPORTS (BBC) I know, you probably haven't even driven one yet, let alone seriously contemplated buying one, so the prediction may sound a bit bold, but bear with me. We are in the middle...

Reports

US still offers hope to Latin Americans fleeing violence

Q REPORTS - "Work, work, work!" That's the first thing Cesar Moncado thinks about when he wakes up in the morning. "That's the most important thing for me at the moment," the 38-year-old father...

front page

Go inside a COVID-19 response at the Venezuela-Colombia border

QCOLOMBIA (IRC) Before the coronavirus pandemic, around 40,000 Venezuelans would cross the Simón Bolívar International Bridge daily to work in Colombia or purchase scarce goods. Pregnant women walked miles to seek critical prenatal care...

Paying the bills