March 8, 2026
Editorial

Medellin Mayor Quintero Claims City’s Leading Businesses Are Mafia Gangsters

Medellin Herald
Medellin Mayor Daniel Quintero claimed in a shocking interview for the January 8 edition of Colombia’s leading weekly Semana news-magazine that Medellin’s leading businesses are in fact run by mafia gangsters who supposedly are out to “get” him. Facing a recall petition for mismanaging the city, for publicly slandering its most successful and civic-minded companies, […]
Infrastructure

Colombia VP Marta Lucia Ramirez Hails Crucial Puerto Antioquia Financing Deals

Medellin Herald
Colombia Vice President Marta Lucía Ramírez announced January 5 the addition of US$397 million in financing deals supporting the US$627 million “Puerto Antioquia” ocean freight project near Turbo, Antioquia. Part of the new funds will come via the privately held Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional (FDN) group, which just confirmed a US$103.7 million loan package involving
Travelers 18-and-Up to Colombia Must Have Complete Covid-19 Vaccinations by December 14
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Travelers 18-and-Up to Colombia Must Have Complete Covid-19 Vaccinations by December 14

Medellin Herald
Colombia President Ivan Duque announced last night (December 6) that starting December 14, most international travelers 18-years-and-older to Colombia must present proof of COMPLETE vaccinations against Covid-19 – in part to help thwart the latest threat from the Omicron variant. Following that announcement, Colombia Health Minister Fernando Ruiz announced this morning
EPM’s Biggest Labor Union, Infrastructure Trade Group Sue to Stop Controller’s Halting of Hidroituango Project
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EPM’s Biggest Labor Union, Infrastructure Trade Group Sue to Stop Controller’s Halting of Hidroituango Project

Medellin Herald
Sinpro – the trade union representing most employees of Medellin-based utility giant EPM – and Cámara Colombiana de Infraestructura Seccional Antioquia (CCI-SA) announced December 5 that they have filed a lawsuit in a Cundinamarca Administrative Tribunal seeking to stop Colombia’s Controller-General from enforcing a COP$4.3 trillion (US$1.08 billion) fine that inevitably
Politics

Antioquia Ex-Governor, Presidential Candidate Sergio Fajardo Accuses Controller-General of Political Manipulation, Corruption, Duplicity in Hidroituango Case

Medellin Herald
Centrist politician Sergio Fajardo – a former Antioquia Governor, former Medellin Mayor and now candidate for Colombia’s Presidency – this morning (November 30) publicly accused Colombia Controller-General Carlos Felipe Córdoba of shocking political manipulation and corruption in the Hidroituango hydroelectric-project damages case. “Until today I have kept my defense in
Hidroituango Completion Thrown into Doubt as Controller Confirms US$1.07 Billion Fine Against Constructors, Politicians
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Hidroituango Completion Thrown into Doubt as Controller Confirms US$1.07 Billion Fine Against Constructors, Politicians

Medellin Herald
Colombia’s Controller-General (Contraloria General de la Nacion, CGR) announced this morning (November 26) finalization of CGR’s earlier-proposed COP$4.3 trillion (US$1.07 billion) fine against 28 individuals, politicians, insurers and companies that allegedly are responsible for the 2018 collapse of a diversion tunnel at the US$5 billion “Hidroituango” hydroelectric

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