March 10, 2026
Infrastructure

EPM Outlines COP$4 Trillion Electric-Power Distribution Investments for 2020 to 2024

Medellin Herald
Medellin-based electric power giant EPM on June 11 unveiled a COP$4 trillion (US$1.06 billion) capital investment program for its power distribution subsidiaries in six Colombian departments (states). The investments “seek to contribute to the improvement of service quality, minimizing the number of interruptions and their duration,” according to EPM. “For this,
General News

EPM Putting 1,000 Workers at Hidroituango Site in Voluntary Isolation over Covid-19 Fears

Medellin Herald
Medellin-based electric power giant EPM announced June 8 that more than 1,000 construction workers at its US$5 billion, 2.4-gigawatt “Hidroituango” hydroelectric project in Antioquia will undergo staggered, voluntary isolation in June and July to avoid possible Covid-19 outbreaks. To date, EPM reports that it has detected 283 cases of Covid-19 infections among Hidroituango
General News

Deposed Antioquia Governor Gaviria: ‘I’m Innocent, Attorney General is Legally Mistaken’

Medellin Herald
Deposed Antioquia Governor Aníbal Gaviria announced in a June 8 press conference that Colombia Attorney General Francisco Barbosa Delgado committed a grievous legal error in charging Gaviria with corruption over a 2005 highway contract — and likewise went way overboard in removing him from office and putting him under house arrest. Gaviria also revealed that […]
General News

Antioquia Governor Gaviria Charged with Corruption, Deposed; President Duque Names Temporary Replacement

Medellin Herald
Colombia Attorney General Francisco Barbosa Delgado announced June 5 in a press conference that Antioquia Governor Aníbal Gaviria has been charged with alleged corrupt management of a highway construction contract during his first term as governor between 2004 and 2007. “The evidentiary elements indicate irregular payment of advances and other anomalies in the process of
Other Norms

President Duque Details 43 Exemptions to Quarantine Starting June 1; International Flights Would Resume from September 1; Outdoor Exercise OK for Adults, Seniors

Medellin Herald
Following a nationally televised address last night (May 28), Colombia President Ivan Duque signed “Decree 749” listing 43 industrial, commercial, educational and personal exemptions from the national Covid-19 quarantine starting June 1. In addition, Transport Minister Angela Orozco announced during the same televised address that international flights to and from Colombia
General News

Shopping Mall Tests with Contact Tracing ‘Very Positive,’ so More Medellin Malls to Reopen June 1

Medellin Herald
The Medellin Mayor’s Office announced May 27 that a test reopening program at three shopping malls here confirms that Covid-19 biosafety compliance indeed is feasible — clearing the way for broader mall reopenings on June 1. “About 18,000 people [initially] participated in the pilot program to reopen shopping centers in Medellín” that started May 25, […]

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