General News

Antioquia’s 2017 Economic Outlook Superior to Colombia’s: CCM

Medellin Herald March 10, 2017

Medellin and the surrounding Antioquia department are likely to see 3.3% growth this year in gross domestic product (“PIB” in Spanish initials), according to the latest forecast by the Camara de Comercio de Medellin para Antioquia (CCM), the local chamber of commerce. In a March 8 presentation

General News

Antioquia’s ‘Vias del Nus’ Highway Project Launches Construction

Medellin Herald March 9, 2017

Colombia’s Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura (ANI) announced March 9 the start of construction on the “Vias del Nus” highway project linking Medellin suburbs northward to major Atlantic ports including Cartagena, Barranquilla and Santa Marta. The COP$1.1 trillion (US$366 million) project — also known as “Vinus”– is financed privately, with Colombia’s

General News

Police Capture Last Suspect in 2016 Murders of Danish, Mexican Visitors

Medellin Herald February 27, 2017

The Metropolitan Police for Medellin and the Valley of Aburrá announced February 27 that alias “Marulo” – one of four accused killers of two foreign visitors to Medellin last year — has just voluntarily surrendered, following police investigations and citizen information. Alias “Marulo” is the fourth person charged with the murders of Mexican citizen Gustavo […]

Volunteering

Medellin’s Fundacion Marina Orth Seeks Volunteer English Teachers, Mentors, Donors

Medellin Herald February 20, 2017

As the late North American philosopher A.B. Johnson once quipped, “mighty oaks from little acorns grow” – which aptly describes the nurturing work of Medellin-based Fundacion Marina Orth (FMO), founded in 2007 by U.S. journalist Maureen (Marina) Orth. The ever-branching-out FMO is now seeking qualified English teachers, mentors and donors to help under-served kids in […]

General News

Medellin’s International Airport: 11.3% Rise in Passengers in 2016

Medellin Herald February 13, 2017

Colombia’s civil aviation authority (Aeronautica Civil de Colombia, ACC) announced February 13 that Medellin’s international airport (Jose Maria Cordova, JMC) saw 2016 passenger counts jump 11.3% year-on-year, to 7.68 million. The year-on-year percentage increase in the number of passengers traveling through JMC – located in the Medellin suburb of Rionegro — was

Tourism

Foreign Tourism to Medellin Jumps 24% in 2016: Convention & Visitors Bureau

Medellin Herald February 9, 2017

Foreign tourism to Medellin continues to grow at a fast clip, according to latest statistics provided to Medellin Herald from the Medellin Convention & Visitors Bureau. According to the Bureau, foreign visitor counts to Medellin rose another 24% year-on-year in 2016, to 263,328, with visitors from the USA topping all others, at 75,196, up 19.7% year-on-year.

General News

Accused Murderer of Japanese Tourist Captured by Medellin Police

Medellin Herald February 3, 2017

Colombia’s National Police (Policia Nacional de Colombia, PNC) announced February 3 that they have captured the accused murderer of Japanese tourist Ryo Izaki. Izaki was shot to death on November 19, 2016, when he offered resistance to two robbers that approached him on a motorcycle. The robbers violently stole a bag that Izaki was carrying […]

General News

Navelena Faces February 22 Deadline to Re-Finance Magdalena Dredging Project

Medellin Herald February 2, 2017

Cormagdalena – the Colombian government agency overseeing a proposed dredging project that would dramatically improve freight movements on the Magdalena River – announced January 31 that project developer Navelena now faces a February 22 deadline to present a new financing scheme. The agency demand arose because Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation has just decided

Congresses & Conferences

Colombiatex 2017 Breaks Records; US$326 Million in Deals Seen

Medellin Herald January 26, 2017

Medellin-based national textile and fashion industry trade association Inexmoda announced January 26 that the 2017 edition of the just-completed Colombiatex trade show resulted in US$326 million in business deals – up 4% year-on-year. The biggest business deals at Medellin’s Plaza Mayor trade-show center involved buyers from the United States, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru,

Congresses & Conferences

Plaza Mayor to Host 600 Events in 2017; Upgrades Boost Image

Medellin Herald January 24, 2017

Plaza Mayor convention center management announced January 20 that they will host more than 600 international and national events in 2017, while recent infrastructure upgrades will help show-off Medellin’s increasingly popular business-tourism opportunities. According to Juan David Pérez Ortiz, general manager of Plaza Mayor, the city of Medellin recently invested more