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The first coronavirus infection has been confirmed in Colombia after a 19 year old female student tested positive after returning to Bogotá from Milan, Italy. Containment protocols have been activated.

The first Colombian victim of the Coronavirus has been confirmed via statement of the Colombian foreign ministry.

The performance of Barranquilla-born Shakira in Sunday’s Super Bowl played at the Hard Rock Stadium outside of Miami is an obvious connection, but lesser known is the fact that 24 of Jennifer Lopez’s dancers are members of Cali, Colombia based Swing Latino salsa dance group. And...

The Cali, Colombia operations, brands and machinery of Pacific Fruits, one of the leading companies for packing and commercialization of agricultural products, especially the Hass variety of avocado has been acquired by Israeli investment vehicle Managro.

A passenger arrived on January 25 in Colombia’s third largest city with symptoms conforming with those of the Coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China. The messenger, a male in his 40s, returned from China, passing through Spain & the United States on his way back to Colombia.

Canada based Flora Growth Corp. has announced that it has entered into a letter of intent to acquire a 90% equity interest in Colombian juice producer Kasa Wholefoods Company S.A.S. Kasa produces exotic Amazonian fruit juices and chocolates under the “Mamba” brand in Colombia....

The UN body allocated 131,000 pounds of dried marijuana flower production to Colombia, 21.84% of the entire world total.

Toronto based Avicanna Inc. (TSX: AVCN) (OTCQX: AVCNF) (FSE: 0NN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacturing and commercialization of organic and sustainable plant-derived cannabinoid-based products, has announced last Friday that it has entered into a...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has granted phytosanitary certification for exports from four Colombian beef processors, allowing Colombian ranchers to tap into Saudi Arabia’s $400 million USD beef market. Red Cárnica S.A.S. from Córdoba (belonging to Athena Foods, of Minerva...

The number of exporters in Colombia’s Cacao sector continue to grow, as the country continues to work to improve the quality of the fruit, and to meet international quality and sustainability standards. During the Chocoshow held at the Corferias Convention Center in Bogotá, Vice...