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WEBBogotá’s water crisis worsens as reservoir levels remain stagnant. The City Paper Staff. Bogotá Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán may tighten water rationing as reservoir levels drop below 50%. The anticipated rainfall in August failed to materialize, despite forecasts from the national meteorological agency, Ideam, predicting La Niña would ...
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WEBSep 16, 2024 · Foreign Direct Investment in Colombia plunges 28% in the first half of 2024. The City Paper Staff -. September 4, 2024.
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WEBBogotá implements revised water rationing measures as reservoirs recover. The City Paper Staff -. June 27, 2024. 0. Bogota.
Opinion - The City Paper Bogotá
WEBApr 10, 2024 · The City Paper was founded in 2008 as Colombia’s first free English language newspaper. A decade later, it was awarded the country’s Manuel Murillo Toro medal in communications for contributing to informed and objective coverage of Colombia.
Bogotá faces uncertain future over Metro Line 1
WEBJan 24, 2023 · 5433. The first Bogotá Metro carriage arrived in the Colombia capital in 2022. Bogotá Mayor Claudia López could face a major political defeat next week from a close political ally, President Gustavo Petro, as he buries – literally – the first line of the Bogotá Metro. President Petro opposes construction of an overland Linea 1 despite ...
Bogotá in “shock mode” with crime as city reactivates
WEBSep 13, 2021 · With 756 homicides reported during the first six months of 2021 – a 15.7% increase over the same period last year – 96% of Bogotanos feel security has deteriorated, forcing Mayor Claudia López to authorize last month a “shock mode,” and one, accompanied by an additional 1,500 members of the …
Bogotá mayoral election in three-way race, Galán takes lead
WEBOct 23, 2023 · The possibility of a runoff election was passed in 2019 as a legislative amendment of Article 323 in the Colombian Constitution. To be elected Mayor of Bogotá, a candidate must meet two key conditions: Obtain at least 40% of the total votes cast in the election, through secret and direct balloting, and maintain a lead of at least 10 percentage ...
Bogotá: New guide highlights "100 essential experiences" in the ...
WEBFeb 29, 2024 · Bogotá’s District Institute of Tourism (IDT) has just dropped the ultimate guide for anyone setting foot in the vibrant Colombian capital, and on opening day of Vitrina Turística, the country’s travel fair extravaganza, the institute unveiled its latest must do “bucket list” titled “100 Experiences You Should Live in Bogotá at Least Once in Your Life.”
ELN attack on Colombian military base in Arauca injures 27 soldiers
WEBSep 17, 2024 · Twenty-seven soldiers were injured on Tuesday when Colombia’s National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla group attacked a military base near Puerto Jordán in the department of Arauca, confirmed the Army’s Eighth Division. The attack, which took place on September 17, involved explosive devices launched from a dump truck.
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WEBSep 11, 2024 · The City Paper was founded in 2008 as Colombia’s first free English language newspaper. A decade later, it was awarded the country’s Manuel Murillo Toro medal in communications for contributing to informed and objective coverage of Colombia.