General News

Air Europa Restarts Medellin-Madrid Nonstop Flights in November

Medellin Herald October 19, 2020

Spain-based Air Europa announced October 19 that it will resume nonstop flights between Medellin’s Jose Maria Cordoba (MDE) international airport and Madrid (MAD), Spain. “As of November, Air Europa resumes its flights to Bogotá, Medellín, Caracas and Havana and increases frequencies to Santo

Infrastructure

Crucial ‘Mar 1’ Highway Hits 75% Advance, ‘Vias del Nus’ Project Now at 70%

Medellin Herald October 19, 2020

Colombia’s national infrastructure agency (Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura, ANI) announced October 19 that the “Mar 1” highway project connecting Medellin westward to current and future Atlantic ports has jumped-ahead to 75% completion. Meanwhile, the “Vias del Nus” highway project linking Medellin northward to the “Ruta del Sol” connection to Cartagena and Santa Marta

Health & Insurance.

Medellin Mayor: Covid-19 Case Under-Reporting Could Mean 1 Million in Area Already Infected, 96% Recovered

Medellin Herald October 18, 2020

Medellin Mayor Daniel Quintero on October 17 issued a startling analysis indicating that the Medellin metro area likely has already surpassed 1 million Covid-19 cases with 96% of those likely recovered. According to the Mayor’s analysis (see: https://medellin.gov.co/irj/portal/medellin?NavigationTarget=navurl://96fe4145738006ecf074a9e8fc82bccc), “in some countries it

Infrastructure

EPM Completes 35 Measures to Slash Odors from Huge Sewage Treatment Plant

Medellin Herald October 16, 2020

Medellin-based utilities giant EPM announced October 16 that it has now completed all 35 scheduled measures to slash foul odors from its recently inaugurated “Aguas Claras” sewage treatment plant in the northern Medellin suburb of Bello. The only remaining measure (number 36) is to complete a neighborhood survey asking local people about the effectiveness of […]

Companies

PepsiCo Unveils US$93 Million Snack-Foods Plant Project in Antioquia

Medellin Herald October 15, 2020

U.S.-based multinational snack-foods giant PepsiCo announced October 14 a US$93 million investment in a production plant in Guarne, Antioquia, just east of Medellin. Colombia President Ivan Duque hailed the announcement during a nationally televised address October 14, citing this latest example of economic reactivation initiatives here even in the face of the Covid-19

Editorial

Court Orders Freeing of Colombian Ex-President Alvaro Uribe

Medellin Herald October 10, 2020

A Bogota District Court – having been assigned a case involving witness-tampering allegations earlier brought before an investigative unit of Colombia’s Supreme Court (“Sala de Instruccion”) – this morning (October 10) ordered the release from house arrest of former Colombia President (and former Senator) Alvaro Uribe. District Court Judge Clara Ximena Salcedo found that

General News

Colombia Cracking Down on Covid-19-Infected Airline Passengers; New York Now Imposes Quarantines on All Arriving from Colombia

Medellin Herald October 6, 2020

Colombia’s national immigration authority (Migracion Colombia) announced late last night (October 5) that it has detected more than 70 international passengers infected with Covid-19 illegally arriving in Colombia since October 1. “From October 1 to date, more than 70 foreign citizens have been inadmissible [to Colombia] for not complying with the legal requirements to

General News

Aeromexico, JetBlue, Copa Restart International Flights at Medellin’s JMC Airport

Medellin Herald October 2, 2020

Aeromexico announced the arrival today (October 2) of its very first nonstop flight between Mexico City and Medellin’s Jose Maria Cordoba (JMC) international airport, having previously suspended service for the last seven months of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the company, Aeromexico will offer three-times-a-week nonstop service between JMC (MDE) and Mexico city,

Companies

EPM Now Controls ‘Afinia’ Electric Power Group in Caribbean Market; Faces US$2 Billion Investment Risk, Massive Culture of Non-Payment

Medellin Herald October 1, 2020

Colombia’s national government on September 30 officially signed papers handing-over half of the former “Electricaribe” power operation in five Caribbean coastal departments to Medellin-based EPM effective October 1. The deal for what was once dubbed “CaribeMar” means that as of today (October 1), the new “Afinia” unit of EPM is now responsible for investing at […]

Infrastructure

Colombia Government: US$365 Million Financing Set for Crucial ‘Mar 2’ Highway

Medellin Herald September 25, 2020

Antioquia’s departmental government officially announced September 24 that the national government will finalize on November 11 a COP$1.4 trillion (US$365 million) financing package for the crucial “Tramo 2” (phase-two section) of new highway linked to the under-construction Toyo Tunnel westward from Medellin. The Toyo Tunnel – also known as “Tunel Guillermo Gaviria