Stories from Colombia

The football club Medellín has been eliminated from the Copa Libertadores.

Construction works in Sabaneta, located near the Medellín metro, are expected to take 24 months to complete. The first event at the site is anticipated to occur in December of this year.

Colombia's energy authority issued a warning regarding 50% of the gas supply in various departments.

The President expressed hope that Ecuador and Colombia would comply with an order from the Andean Community. The context of the discussion included food prices. Ecuador's Senate stated the resolution originated from the CAN General Secretariat, not the tribunal, and both countries have 45 days to respond. Participants are also calling for measures to prevent people from being negatively affected by these economic policies.

Colombian singer-songwriter Sofia Cordoba, from Bogota, had her song 'Symptom of Love' played on the radio for the first time. The broadcast presented it as her debut radio track.

An appeal was filed with a tribunal regarding the election for the rector of the Universidad Popular del Cesar. The appeal was made by 25 individuals who participated in the competition for the rector position. The tribunal initially rejected these appeals.

The decision was based on a certificate indicating four years and ten months of experience, which did not meet the five-year enrollment requirements for the process.

A regional newspaper, La Nación, reported that 7 out of 10 coffee farmers in the Huila department of Colombia, specifically in Algeciras, are being extorted. The extortions demand between 100 and 300 pesos per coffee plant, with the amount varying based on the plant's size.

Colombia's Superintendence of Health enabled 24K resources to manage a crisis of over-occupation at the Quindío hospital. The emergency room of San Francisco de Asís hospital had exceeded 138% occupation.

Colombia's Administrative Tribunal and Supreme Court of Justice previously ruled that DIMAYOR's fundamental rights were not violated. These courts also stated they could not co-administer or dictate evidence to the superintendence.