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Deliflor, Other Breeders Take Colombia’s Chrysanthemum Industry Events Online For 2020

Deliflor held its 2020 open house in conjunction with Colombia Chrysanthemum week, taken online this year due to the Pandemic travel restrictions. Still, Colombia Chrysanthemum Week 2020 online had lots to offer buyers, importers, breeders, and every link in the floriculture...

Posted On September 19, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Colombian Schoolchildren Fed Chemically Altered Donkey Meat Labeled As Beef

Colombian Prosecutors took down a macabre conspiracy that sold meat from sick and dead donkeys and horses to local school systems, after first chemically treating the meat to appear more like beef, and give it a palatable texture. Between 2018 & 2019 the culprits moved over 5,500...

Posted On September 18, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Colombian Government Announces Biosafety Protocols For Arriving International Travelers

Travelers arriving to Colombia must present a negative result of a PCR test for Covid-19 taken no longer than 96 hours before the stipulated time of travel and whoever has symptoms associated with Covid-19 will not be allowed to get on board.

Posted On September 18, 2020

, By Loren Moss

President Ivan Duque Extends Colombia’s COVID-19 Emergency Until November 30

"We want to inform the country that a new phase begins on September 1, where we change the concept of Mandatory Preventive Isolation, with a significant number of exceptions, to having a concept of Selective Isolation, distancing and individual responsibility," said President...

Posted On August 25, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Colombia, USA Announce Bilateral Investment & Rural Development Pact

US DFC CEO Adam Boehler and US National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien joined Colombian President Iván Duque to announce the launch of the US-Colombia Growth Initiative to strengthen US-Colombia bilateral cooperation while leveraging US government resources to create economic...

Posted On August 18, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Little Caesars Pizza Coming To Colombia

Global pizza chain Little Caesar's is coming to Colombia. The first two restaurants in Bogotá will be located in the San Cipriano and Prado Veraniego neighborhoods of Suba, on the capital city's far north side.

Posted On August 6, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Ecopetrol, Universities Launch Cosmetic Palm Oil Development Initiative

The initiative seeks to diversify the country’s economy, spur industrial innovation, and promote Colombia’s palm oil industry that enjoys significant sustainability and social advantages over other global palm-oil producing regions.

Posted On July 30, 2020

, By Loren Moss

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QuestCap Social Impact Investors Take 28% Stake In Colombian Health Clinic Sanaty IPS

The company will also have an option to acquire an additional 10% equity interest in LCP Barbados from Latin-Canada Pharma within 60 days following the closing of the transaction by paying USD$600,000 to the shareholders of Latin-Canada Pharma Inc.

Posted On July 29, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Ivan Duque photo credit César Carrión of the Presidencia de la República

Colombian Coronavirus Curfew, Lockdown & Quarantine Extended Until September

President Ivan Duque indicated that the mandatory isolation, which was set to expire this Saturday, August 1, has been extended to August 30, but with different restrictions depending on whether municipalities are low, medium or highly affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Posted On July 29, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Pideka SAS / Ikänik Farms Selling Cannabis Oil In Colombia For Human, Veterinary, Research Uses

Ikänik Farms says that it has obtained all required pharma and agronomic certifications, enabling it to be the first in Colombia to complete a seed to "commercial sale", for use in the pharmaceutical form known as formula magistral.

Posted On July 28, 2020

, By Loren Moss