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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

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Medellin Discovers Nine More Bird Species Here During 2020

Medellin Herald December 14, 2020

Medellin’s Environment Secretary Diana María Montoya Velilla announced December 12 the first-ever confirmed sighting of a Southern Beardless Tyrannulet (Camptostoma obsoletum, see photo, above), making it the ninth recording of previously unrecorded bird species here this year. The bird, locally known as “mosquerito silbón,” was sighted in the Cerro Nutibara park, not far

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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 Domingo, Quito and Guayaquil,” according to the company. By year-end 2020, Air

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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

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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,

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Avianca Restarting Flights from Medellin to Miami, New York on September 28; American Airlines Relaunches Miami-Medellin Service

Medellin Herald September 24, 2020

Avianca – Colombia’s biggest airline – on September 24 announced the restart of four times/week nonstop services between New York, Miami and Medellin’s Jose Maria Cordova International Airport (MDE) starting September 28. Simultaneously, American Airlines announced September 24 the immediate restart of five times/week service between Medellin and Miami. Then, starting

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International Flights to/from Medellin Gradually Restart on September 21

Medellin Herald September 16, 2020

Colombia Transport Minister Ángela María Orozco and Health Minister Fernando Ruiz jointly announced last night (September 15) that regular international passenger flights will start to resume on September 21 from Medellin’s Jose Maria Cordova (MDE) international airport. Two days prior to the restart at JMC, Spirit Airlines on September 19 will debut its first regular […]

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Mapfre Pays Another US$100 Million for Hidroituango Damages; Generator Installations Start in November; Designers, Builders Contradict Claims; Civil-Suit Hearing in October

Medellin Herald September 16, 2020

Medellin-based electric power giant EPM announced September 15 that — as expected — it just received a second, US$100 million installment from insurer Mapfre to cover equipment-and-infrastructure damages from an April 2018 diversion-tunnel collapse at EPM’s 2.4-gigawatt Hidroituango hydroelectric project. Combined with a December 2019 insurance payment of

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Ex-Mayor Federico Gutierrez, Former EPM Board, Former EPM General Manager Denounce False Accusations by Medellin Mayor Quintero on Hidroituango Tunnel-Collapse Study

Medellin Herald September 8, 2020

Former Medellin Mayor Federico Gutierrez, Former EPM General Manager Jorge Londoño de la Cuesta and all eight former EPM Board members who resigned in protest last month for being ignored on a Hidroituango “conciliation” lawsuit decision issued a joint bulletin this morning (September 8) denouncing Medellin Mayor Daniel Quintero for falsely claiming that they had […]

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Hidroituango Insurance-Adjuster’s Findings on Tunnel Collapse Similar to Skava Consulting’s Report to EPM — but Political Accusations Nevertheless Ensue

Medellin Herald September 7, 2020

A just-released Hidroituango tunnel-collapse report for Mapfre Insurance’s UK-based reinsurance loss adjuster Advanta Global Services – publicly revealed today (September 7) via Medellin Mayor Daniel Quintero’s Twitter account – sparks renewed “corruption” and “cover-up” accusations brought by Mayor Quintero against former EPM directors and former Medellin Mayor Federico