Companies

Update: US$2.85 Billion Hidroituango ‘Conciliation’ Fails, EPM Asks for Medellin Administrative Court to Assume Lawsuit Proceeding

Medellin Herald January 9, 2021

Medellin-based electric power giant EPM announced this morning (January 13) that it has petitioned an Antioquia Administrative Court in Medellin to assume jurisdiction over its COP$9.9 trillion (US$2.85 billion) lawsuit against Hidroituango construction contractors. The petition to the Court

Companies

Smurfit Kappa Colombia Unveils US$50 Million Cardboard Plant Project in Guarne, Antioquia

Medellin Herald January 7, 2021

Smurfit Kappa Colombia on January 4 announced a US$50 million investment in a new corrugated-cardboard plant in Guarne, Antioquia, just east of Medellin. To make way for the new plant, Smurfit Kappa recently sold a lot in Medellin that hosts its existing, 60-years-old “Carton de Colombia” plant. Colombia Real Estate Fund-FIC, Arquitectura y Concreto and […]

Health & Insurance.

Covid-19 Vaccination Plan to Include ‘Mi Vacuna’ App

Medellin Herald January 5, 2021

The Medellin Mayor’s Office on January 5 issued a bulletin updating plans to begin Covid-19 vaccinations in February. The first phase of 86,526 doses of the vaccine will be administered to front-line health-care workers and adults 80-and-over, next month. That will be followed by a second phase covering those 60 to 79 plus second-line health-care workers, […]

Other Norms

Colombia Reimposes PCR Covid-19 Test Mandate for International Passenger Arrivals

Medellin Herald January 4, 2021

Colombia’s Health Vice-Minister Luis Alexander Moscoso announced today (January 4) that following a Bogota federal court order, all international passengers flying to Colombia must pass a PCR test for Covid-19 infections, effective immediately. Those passengers that haven’t passed a PCR test up-to-96 hours before boarding an international flight to Colombia as of today

General News

Medellin, Antioquia Impose Covid-19 Quarantine Through January 3; Health Ministry Inks Deal for 9 Million More Vaccines

Medellin Herald December 31, 2020

Medellin and Antioquia governments announced December 30 that a total quarantine will be imposed here from 8 pm Thursday December 31 to 6 am Sunday January 3 because of surging cases of Covid-19. Acting Governor Luis Fernando Suárez Vélez pointed out that Antioquia is suffering about 2,000 new cases daily of Covid-19, flooding hospitals to […]

Companies

EPM Extends Construction, Supervisory Contracts with Hidroituango Hydroelectric Builders

Medellin Herald December 26, 2020

Medellin-based electric power giant EPM announced December 22 that it reached agreements with all current construction, supervisory and consultancy companies to continue construction of the estimated US$5 billion, 2.4-gigawatt Hidroituango hydroelectric dam in Antioquia. The contract renewals run through December 31, 2021, but could be extended until the entire project is

Health & Insurance.

Medellin Readies 800,000 Covid-19 Vaccinations; Appointment Instructions to be Sent Via ‘Medellin Me Cuida’ App in January

Medellin Herald December 20, 2020

Medellin Mayor Daniel Quintero announced December 19 that 338 vaccination teams throughout the city are gearing-up to administer 800,000 Covid-19 vaccinations starting in February. “Those people who are part of the population that will be vaccinated in the first stage will receive information and instructions through the ‘Medellín Me Cuida’ [application],” according to the

Health & Insurance.

Colombia Confirms 40 Million Covid-19 Vaccine Doses, Unveils Five-Stage Vaccination Plan Starting February

Medellin Herald December 19, 2020

Colombia President Ivan Duque announced last night (December 18) in a nationally televised address that Colombia now has guaranteed supplies of 40 million Covid-19 vaccine doses in deals with Pfizer, AstraZeneca and the Covax multinational consortium. As a result, “in the first weeks of 2021 we are advancing the process of mass vaccination,” Duque revealed. […]

Infrastructure

ISA Aims for 2024 Start-up of Colombia-Panama Electric Power Interconnection

Medellin Herald December 19, 2020

Medellin-based electric power transmission giant ISA announced December 12 that the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the binational “Interconexion Electrica Colombia-Panama” (ICP) joint venture inked a technical cooperation funding deal in the run-up for a planned 2024 launch of the first-ever power-transfer connection line between Colombia and Panama. The

Infrastructure

Medellin-Bogota Highway Reopening at Landslide Site

Medellin Herald December 18, 2020

Colombia’s highway infrastructure agency Invias announced December 17 that it is gradually reopening two-way traffic on the Medellin-Bogota highway at kilometer 46, blocked by a recent landslide.  “So far, 3,500 cubic meters of material have been removed and progress is being made in the controlled unloading of 40,000 cubic meters of loose material for safe […]