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‘Fico’ Wins Medellin Mayoralty, Rendon Wins Antioquia Governorship; Petro, Quintero, Perez Trashed by Voters

Medellin Herald October 30, 2023

Enormously popular former Medellin Mayor Federico Gutierrez (“Fico,” right in photo, above) last night (October 28) recorded a smashing, runaway second-term victory with 73% of the vote, beating hugely unpopular Mayor Daniel Quintero’s hand-picked successor, Juan Carlos Upegui, who garnered an

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EPM’s Biggest Union Unveils Shocking Report on Mayor Quintero’s Corruption, Lies, Financial Destruction

Medellin Herald October 21, 2023

SINPRO – the biggest professional employees union of public utilities giant EPM – on October 20 publicly unveiled a stunning, 93-page report detailing immense financial, organizational and political damage to EPM and Medellin by outgoing Mayor Daniel Quintero. Quintero — who took office in January 2020 — suddenly resigned September 30 in order to dedicate […]

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Unpopular Medellin Mayor Daniel Quintero Quits Office

Medellin Herald October 1, 2023

For the first time in Medellin history, scandal-plagued Mayor Daniel Quintero on September 30 officially quit his office — three months before his term actually ends in December. Quintero – the most unpopular Mayor since Medellin began public polling 30 years ago, with barely 28% approval – is under investigation for various corruption schemes, now […]

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Medellin’s Leading Civic-Business Group Denounces Mayor Quintero Corruption Scandal

Medellin Herald September 21, 2023

Medellin-based Todos Por Medellin – a non-partisan watchdog whose major backers include the Medellin Chamber of Commerce, ANDI (Colombia’s biggest industrial-commercial trade association), Proantioquia (business-civic promotion organization), labor unions and dozens of leading citizens– on September 21 unveiled a shocking report detailing what might be seen as the tip of

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EPM Claims New Hidroituango Contract Amendments ‘Transparent’ Despite Insinuations of Mayor Quintero Corruption

Medellin Herald September 20, 2022

Medellin’s city-owned EPM utility claimed in a September 19 filing with Colombia’s Superfinanciera oversight agency that an investigative report published September 18 in the local El Colombiano newspaper — citing potentially corrupt Hidroituango contract manipulation – ought not to be considered as accurate. The El Colombiano report reveals that EPM

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

Medellin Herald November 30, 2021

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

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Colombia’s Comptroller-General Claims 26 Officials, Companies, Politcos Responsible for COP$4.3 Trillion in Hidroituango Damages

Medellin Herald September 6, 2021

Colombia’s Comptroller-General announced this afternoon (September 6) that it has decided to go ahead with court claims totaling COP$4.3 trillion (US$1.13 billion) against 26 officials, companies and several politicians for alleged “gross negligence” that supposedly resulted in a 2018 diversion-tunnel collapse at the US$5 billion Hidroituango hydroelectric dam in

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Colombia Congress Rubber-Stamps ‘Peace’ Deal with FARC

Medellin Herald December 1, 2016

With the opposition Centro Democratico party boycotting the votes, Colombia’s House of Representatives and Senate voted unanimously November 29 and November 30 to approve a revised “peace” deal with the narco-terrorist Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC). Meanwhile, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos declared that following the vote, all of the FARC’s

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Colombia Government, FARC Ink Revised ‘Peace’ Deal

Medellin Herald November 13, 2016

Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos announced November 12 that his government and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) have signed a revised “peace” agreement following five weeks of talks that took place in the wake of a national plebiscite. “This new peace agreement reflects the proposals of all those who participated in the great […]

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Colombian Congress OK’s COP$224 Trillion/US$76 Billion 2017 Budget

Medellin Herald October 20, 2016

The Colombian national Congress on October 19 approved a 2017 budget of COP$224 trillion (US$76 billion) on the same day that the Home Ministry (Ministerio de Hacienda) proposed a new tax-reform scheme that aims to make Colombia more competitive and attract more investment. According to the government, the newly approved budget – 6.6% larger than the current-year […]