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Viva Air Trolls Avianca For Violating In-Flight Biosafety Protocols With Onboard Brass Band Then Bragging About It On Twitter.

UPDATE: TheColombian government has launched an investigation into Avianca - When Avianca pulled a publicity stunt to have musicians on board perform a brass serenade for passengers and then posted it on Twitter, rival airline Viva Air was quick to call their competitor out for...

Posted On October 6, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Hidroituango spillway photo courtesy EPM

EPM’s Hidroituango: New Report By Independent Geological Engineering Expert Challenges Existing Narrative

This is the abridged version of a new independent technical study of the Hidroituango Hydroelectric Dam project tunnel collapse on Colombia's Cauca River by Canadian geological engineering expert Dean Brox. According to Mr. Brox, serious design flaws and critical decisions led to...

Posted On October 5, 2020

, By Dean Brox

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 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

Despite Pandemic, Viva Air Expands With New Bogotá – Cali Route

Just days after the Colombian government allowed the restart of commercial aviation in the country, low cost carrier Viva Air has returned to expansion mode with the announcement of a new route between the Colombian capital of Bogotá and the third largest city and Colombia’s...

Posted On September 15, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Deadly Riots & Protests Against Police Brutality Break Out Across Colombia

Colombia suffered deadly riots as citizens took to the street to protest police brutality. In the latest incident, a law student was beaten & tasered to death in front of his apartment as friends and family looked on in horror. The attack was apparently unprovoked. Artwork...

Posted On September 10, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Declan Ryan Says Viva Air Not Being Treated Fairly By Colombian Government: Exclusive Interview

Finance Colombia’s founder Loren Moss was able to connect with Viva Air’s Executive Chairman Declan Ryan to better understand the gap between what the Duque Administration has said, and what they are doing. Are investors being treated equitably?

Posted On September 3, 2020

, By Loren Moss

From Tomato-Thrower To Banana Republican, Can Medellin’s Mayor Daniel Quintero Learn Good Governance (Please?): Op-Ed

Only 8 months into his term as mayor of Medellín, tomato-throwing Daniel Quintero has managed to unite Paisas from labor unions to corporate giants against him.Multiple boards of directors have resigned, and Fitch has downgraded the city-owned utility's credit, citing 'governance...

Posted On September 1, 2020

, By Loren Moss

EPM Announces Its New Board Of Directors – Light On Corporate Governance Experience

This new board the mayor was able to assemble is notable for not including anyone with deep corporate governance experience or a background running multibillion-dollar international enterprises like EPM. Several nominations with corporate experience by the mayor publicly rejected...

Posted On August 26, 2020

, By Loren Moss

EPM’s Board Drama Continues: 2 More Nominees Reject Mayor Quintero’s Appointment

Luis Fernando Rico, former general manager of another Colombian utility giant, Isagen along with the general manager of Colombian weekly newsmagazine Semana both rejected Quintero’s appointments, joining Claro Colombia CEO Juan Carlos Archila and Grupo Santo Domingo’s Alberto...

Posted On August 25, 2020

, By Loren Moss