Stories from Colombia

The manager of the Banco de la República expressed offense following suggestions made in the fourth commission of the House of Representatives. The commission discussed whether increasing reference rates benefits bankers over the country's poorest citizens.

Transmilenio is losing more than 264 billion pesos due to fare evasion. Evasion rates have reached 15% of total users. Calls have been made to address the issue as a city-wide matter to protect student interests.

Three Colombian cyclists will participate in the Giro d'Italia starting this Friday. Egan Bernal will lead the Ineos team. Santiago Witrago will compete for Bahrain, and Einer Rubio will represent Movistar.

The ELN rebel group has demanded a prisoner exchange for Fiscalía agents. The specific number of agents held or the terms of the exchange were not disclosed.

Emiliano Valdes Melendreras has been appointed as the new Vice Minister of Culture.

Emiliano Valdes Melendreras has been appointed as the new Vice Minister of Culture.

The ELN guerrilla group has held four Fiscalía officials hostage for over one year. The group is demanding a humanitarian exchange to release the agents in return for ELN prisoners currently held in a New York prison.

The Riohacha tax and customs office issued a resolution to suspend the RUT and customs import exits for the company Moda Mundo de Importación en SAC.

A media representative stated that certain presidential candidates are acting against democracy and freedom of expression by vetoing media access. The source claimed that the platform was designed to allow all candidates to express themselves and answer questions equally.

Students were poisoned by an unknown substance at a school in Maicao, La Guajira. The incident occurred at a local educational institution in the Maicao region. Local authorities reported the children were treated and are currently stable.