2023 Safest Year for Passenger Transportation with 37.7 Million Flights Without Fatal Accidents – Bloomberg

2023 Safest Year for Passenger Transportation with 37.7 Million Flights Without Fatal Accidents – Bloomberg

Bloomberg — According to the global aviation lobby, 2023 was the safest year for passenger transportation ever, with 37.7 million flights without fatal accidents. Likewise, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) noted this Wednesday in its 2023 Annual Global Aviation Safety Report that there were no losses of passenger aircraft hulls. On the contrary, in … Read more

Reports of Possible Match-Fixing in Colombian Soccer for Illegal Betting Shakes the League

Reports of Possible Match-Fixing in Colombian Soccer for Illegal Betting Shakes the League

Reports about possible arrangements in the first division of Colombian soccer for illegal betting shook the atmosphere this weekend. Patriotas de Boyacá players would be the subject of investigation. The situation was exposed by journalist Carlos Antonio Vélez and confirmed by the president of Patriotas, César Guzmán.(Luis Díaz: see the spectacular assist he made in … Read more

“Fidel Castro had to know,” says former Colombian drug trafficker Carlos Lehder

“Fidel Castro had to know,” says former Colombian drug trafficker Carlos Lehder

Former Colombian drug trafficker Carlos Lehder, who has just published his memoirs under the title Life and death of the Medellín cartel, continues to reveal details about the criminal organization’s relationship with Cuba. In a telephone interview with the journalist Vicky Dávila in the magazine’s television program Week, The former criminal reiterates, regarding cocaine trafficking, … Read more

Colombian senator Piedad Córdoba, ally of the Cuban regime and the FARC, dies

Colombian senator Piedad Córdoba, ally of the Cuban regime and the FARC, dies

Senator Piedad Córdoba, of the ruling Historical Pact, died this Saturday, at the age of 68, at the Conquistadores Clinic in Medellín as a result of a heart attack, as confirmed by several sources, including President Gustavo Petro. Colombian politics was one of the prominent allies of the Cuban regime in the region. In 2017, … Read more

Colombian Fashion Market Sees Positive Growth, with Balbony Brand Making International Impact

Colombian Fashion Market Sees Positive Growth, with Balbony Brand Making International Impact

During 2023, fashion consumption in Colombia registered positive growth in value terms. According to the latest report from the Inexmoda Observatory, the size of the textile market in the country reached $3.06 billion until July of this year, which represents a growth of 7.16% compared to the same period in 2022. Despite Because the amount … Read more

The Increasing Role of Women in the Labor Market in Colombia: A Historical Analysis

The Increasing Role of Women in the Labor Market in Colombia: A Historical Analysis

Bogotá — During the 20th century, women in Colombia achieved a significant milestone by notably increasing their participation in the labor market, especially in the second half of the century. Female labor participation (the fraction of working-age women working or looking for work) rose from 18% in 1951 to 26% in 1978, then to 47% … Read more

Colombian Cinema Takes the Stage at International Film Festivals

Colombian Cinema Takes the Stage at International Film Festivals

Productions that will have their world premiere, that are in the post-production phase and are looking for help to see the light or that are still on paper, ready for someone to fall in love with them and make them come true. Colombian cinema arrives anyway at the most important festivals in the second half … Read more

Former Colombian ambassador to Venezuela threatens to reveal Petro’s campaign secrets

(EFE) the last presidential campaign, annoyed by the treatment received in the Government. Benedetti, a questioned politician who was fundamental in the campaign of today’s president Gustavo Petro, and decisive for his triumph on the Atlantic coast, sent a series of audio messages to Sarabia in recent days to express his disagreement with Petro’s delay … Read more

“Millonarios vs. America Soccer Match in Bogotá: No Access for Visiting Fans”

The classic Millionaires – Americaone of the most striking in Colombian soccer and that faces two of the teams with the most titles in the country, will not have access to visiting fans by order of the District Commission for Safety, Comfort and Coexistence in Bogotá Soccer. Nearly 30,000 tickets would have already been sold … Read more