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Cuban Doctors Deploying To Medellín? Not All Roads Lead To Cuba In International Cooperation – Op Ed

A leaked letter showed that Medellín Mayor Daniel Quintero wrote the cuban government asking for Cuban doctors to potentially come to Medellin and help with the COVID-19 Pandemic. But he bypassed Colombia's foreign ministry and ignited a major controversy that a more experienced...

Posted On August 1, 2020

, By Sergio Escobar

Viva Air Delivers Medical & Humanitarian Aid To Pandemic-Stricken Leticia, In Colombia’s Amazon

Fundación Viva Air, in alliance with the Antioquia Presente Corporation and other entities have operated a special flight to Leticia, Amazonas to deliver training personnel and 15 tons of food, medical equipment and other vital cargo. The low-cost airline’s charitable foundation...

Posted On May 19, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Colombia's President Ivan Duque (l) with Dr Mabel Torres, the new Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation

Dr. Mabel Gisela Torres Named Colombia’s 1st Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation

Colombia’s President Ivan Duque today named Bahía Soláno, Chocó native Mabel Gisela Torres Torres PhD as Colombia’s new minister of Science, Technology & Innovation. Torres is a scientist from Colombia’s Pacific Coast who after 9 years of study abroad, returned to the...

Posted On December 30, 2019

, By Loren Moss

Colombia Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez with Chevron Colombia President Marc Payne

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Chevron-Texaco Backed Women’s Empowerment Center Opens In Quibdó, Chocó

Quibdó is the capital of Chocó, Colombia’s largest Pacific-Coast department that is too often neglected by Colombia’s central government when it comes to investment, security and development. Though poverty-stricken and lacking development, Chocó is known for its natural beauty,...

Posted On December 11, 2019

, By Loren Moss

NBCC Delegation visiting Cali and the Pacific region of Colombia. Photo courtesy of Invest Pacific.

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Cali Opens Its Doors To Trade Delegation From The US National Black Chamber of Commerce

Cali Colombia has long been recognized for its diverse business fabric; its disposition towards international markets; high levels of human capital development, attractiveness for foreign investment, an international airport; and nearby Buenaventura – the country’s main port on...

Posted On March 26, 2019

, By Loren Moss

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Through Its MBA Pipeline Strategy, TalentoTotal Aims to Empower Black and Indigenous Business Leaders in Colombia

"It is TalentoTotal's mission to shed light on the immense untapped talent pool that exists within these communities," says TalentoTotal founder Gem McCreary.

Posted On July 30, 2018

, By Loren Moss

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Colombian Unemployment Rate Comes in at 9.1% in June

This represents an uptick from the 8.7% rate registered in June 2017. The overall second quarter unemployment rate this year was 9.4%

Posted On July 27, 2018

, By Jared Wade

Photo: Jose Maria Cordova International Airport in Rionegro, Colombia, which is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, ASUR. (Credit: SajoR)

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Passenger Traffic Fell by 0.9% in 2017 at Six Colombian Airports Operated by ASUR of Mexico

The largest cause of the decline was a prolonged strike this fall by more than half of the Colombian pilots working for Avianca.

Posted On January 26, 2018

, By Jared Wade

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Colombia Gets 57 New Airline Routes in 2015, Bogotá’s El Dorado International Gets New Air Traffic Control Tower

Colombia’s civil aviation authority, Aeronautica Civil, also known as Aerocivil, approved 57 new airline routes requested by airlines in 2015, including 34 national and 23 international routes. From the dates of approval, airlines have up to 180 days to provide service on those...

Posted On January 17, 2016

, By Loren Moss

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$234 Million USD IDB Loan To Improve Electricity, Water, Sanitation In Quibdó & Buenaventura

Colombia will reduce the gap in access to potable water, basic sanitation and electricity services along its Pacific coast with the assistance of a $231.4 loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The Pacific coastal region has a population of 1.6 million people, about...

Posted On December 22, 2015

, By Loren Moss