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The Ordoñez murder at the hands of the police triggered Colombia’s “George Floyd Moment.”

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...

Colombia’s National Strike that took place yesterday, November 21 was overwhelmingly peaceful—depending upon where one was. Medellín and Cartagena saw almost completely peaceful protests, while Cali saw incidents of violence, and predictably, Bogotá saw massive acts of vandalism...

A bond issue was successfully completed last month in the amount of $131,350,000,000 Colombian pesos (Approximately $38.6 million USD) to finance the acquisition of the Transmilenio Phase I and II municipal bus fleet for the city of Bogotá’s 80th Street yard.  The transaction was...

The bank says that "the elevated metro can help save up to $61 million USD in investments per kilometer and its operation will cost 28% less than an underground system."

Araújo, former Colombian minister of foreign affairs and minister of culture, will assume leadership as TransMilenio prepares to undergo expansion.

From Odebrecht and the Panama Papers to court and Congress officials accepting bribes, Colombians are increasingly fed up with their nation's pervasive corruption.

"Bogota's ratings reflect its solid operating performance and its manageable debt levels,” said Fitch Ratings.

"We will benefit about 10,000 people by developing residential areas in the city center," said Peñalosa.

The mayor is seeking to raise up to $1.4 billion USD for new infrastructure, especially highways and a regional train.