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Colombia: Bioexpo green business showcase opens in Nariño

Published on: December 2, 2025
10:04

Bogota, Dec 2 (Prensa Latina) Bioexpo 2025, the most important green business showcase in Latin America, opens with five places in Pasto, about 830 kilometers southwest of this capital, with Ecuador as the guest of honor.

Negotiations for the minimum wage in 2026 will begin in Colombia.

Published on: December 1, 2025
11:13

Bogota, Dec 1 (Prensa Latina) Negotiations on the minimum wage for 2026 in Colombia will begin today between government officials, business representatives, and union leaders, who are insisting on an increase of at least double digits.

Colombia: Champeta Recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage

Published on: November 29, 2025
14:54

Bogota, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) The National Heritage Council of Colombia gave its approval for the inclusion of champeta, a musical genre and movement born in Cartagena, on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Nation.

Sanctions against Petro’s presidential campaign rock Colombia

Published on: November 29, 2025
14:52

Bogota, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) The decision by the National Electoral Council to sanction the "Petro President 2022-2026" campaign, which would negatively impact the aspirations of the progressive coalition Historical Pact to become a political party, stood out this week in Colombia.

Colombia and China to promote partnership for development

Published on: November 26, 2025
10:21

Bogota, Nov 26 (Prensa Latina) Colombia and China are seeking to consolidate a comprehensive partnership for development, as highlighted by the Foreign Ministry following a meeting between the Chinese ambassador, Zhu Jingyang, and Colombian Foreign Minister Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio.

Book “La Historia me Absolvera” to be launched in Bogota

Published on: November 25, 2025
09:18

Bogota, Nov 25 (Prensa Latina) The Colombian edition of the book "La Historia Me Absolvera" (History Will Absolve Me), Fidel Castro's self-defense plea, will be launched at the National University on Tuesday, as a tribute to the leader of the Cuban Revolution, nine years after his death.

Peasant Agro-food Territory benefits Colombian families

Published on: November 24, 2025
01:00

Bogota, Nov 24 (Prensa Latina) The first Farmer Agro-Food Territory (TECAM), located in the municipalities of Chimichagua, Tamalameque, and Pailitas, in the department of Cesar, is currently benefiting 214 farming families in that region of northeastern Colombia.

Colombia: Senator states Peace Agreement impacted social conscience

Published on: November 21, 2025
09:12

Bogota, Nov 21 (Prensa Latina) Comunes Party Senator Julian Gallo states that the implementation of the Peace Agreement signed in this capital in 2016 cannot be measured solely by the progress of its points, but also by its impact on social conscience in Colombia.

Colombia commemorates anniversary of final peace agreement signing

Published on: November 20, 2025
13:05

Bogota, Nov 20 (Prensa Latina) The Colombian Agency for Reincorporation and Normalization (ARN) commemorates the 9th anniversary of the signing of the 2016 Final Peace Agreement with a series of activities.

Colombian government extends National Disaster Situation

Published on: November 14, 2025
08:33

Bogota, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) The Colombian government has decided to extend the National Disaster Situation, declared last November, for another 12 months due to the increase in climate variability-related events occurring in the country.

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