Oil Trading Below $60? Grab 5 Energy Giants With Huge Dividends Now

Oil prices fell below $60 per barrel recently due to a combination of oversupply and weak demand. Global oil inventories are rising, putting downward pressure on prices. At the same time, both OPEC+ and U.S. production are increasing amid...

Sonesta’s Strategic Alliance with AKEN Hotels & Resorts Expands to Colombia

NEWTON, MA – Sonesta International Hotels Corporation (Sonesta) today announced the addition of a Colombian hotel to its distribution channels as part of its strategic alliance with AKEN Hotels & Resorts (AKEN). Effective immediately, the Bio...

Bogotá-based Gómez Rodríguez & Asociados joins Alliott Global Alliance

Gómez Rodríguez & Asociados, a professional services firm from Bogotá, has become a member of Alliott Global Alliance. Led by partners with Big Four experience, Gómez Rodríguez & Asociados offers a wide range of services in areas such as...

RELEASE: Clean Energy Investments Can Power Indonesia’s Growth and Advance Its Net-Zero Goals, Finds New WRI Study 

Every US$1 billion invested in renewable energy projected to generate US$1.41 billion in economic returns (Jakarta) October 14, 2025 – Investing in clean energy and energy efficiency can power Indonesia’s twin goals: sustaining 8% annual GDP...

Can Colombia embrace clean energy without damaging the Amazon?

As the sun sets over the Colombian Amazon, construction worker Pablo Portillo observes the canopy. Titi monkeys swing in the treetops as the Mocoa River roars nearby. For four years, he and his family have lived quietly in this biodiverse “gateway...

Building Dreams Abroad: Colombian Artist and Founder in New York

By Michael Fernandez on October 13, 2025 When Maria Paula Sabogal Guerrero left Colombia to pursue acting in New York City, she carried more than a dream; she carried generations of stories. Now a business owner, actor, writer, and producer, she...

Perspective from two nations on the rising toll illegal mining is taking in the Amazon basin

Rising world gold prices have spurred the expansion of illegal gold mining throughout the Amazon River basin, with criminal gangs and ordinary citizens seeking livelihoods causing widespread environmental damage as they dig and dredge the...

PISBA reactivation: A decisive step for Colombian banana competitiveness and security in the face of drug trafficking crisis

Written and reported by Macarena Bravo | Lee esta noticia en Español Drug trafficking has expanded to the point of even disrupting the export of Colombian bananas. For the industry, the situation has become an absolute nightmare. To tackle this...

Argentina U20 vs Colombia U20 Prediction and Betting Tips | October 15th 2025

Argentina U20 will face Colombia U20 at the Nacional Julio Martinez Pradanos on Wednesday in the semifinals of the 2025 FIFA U20 World Cup campaign. The Albiceleste have been perhaps the standout side at the U20 World Cup so far and are set to...

Croptober: The Fall Harvest That Shapes The Global Cannabis Industry

"The plowman is broad as the back of the land he is sowing As he dances the circular track of the plow ever knowing That the work of his day measures more than the planting and growing Let it grow, let it grow, greatly yield" - The Grateful Dead,...

Sonesta expands in Colombia through partnership with Aken

Sonesta International Hotels has reached a strategic partnership with US-headquartered Aken Hotels & Resorts, which will expand its portfolio. As part of the alliance, the Bio Habitat Hotel, Aken Soul Collection, located in Armenia, Quindío,...

A Taste of Colombia in Phnom Penh

Ramij Jafet Herrera Chantre poses for a photo with Colombian flag. Photo by Sao Phal Niseiy PHNOM PENH — Beneath the golden glow of the Royal Palace, the aroma of roasted beans drifts from a small corner café that smells not of Cambodia, but of...

Monocle’s Global Design Directory 2025: Where to find designers around the world

Need an architect in Athens or collectable furniture in Copenhagen? Our new Design Directory connects you with vetted creatives on every continent. From emerging studios to market leaders, skilled craftspeople to cutting-edge brands, this guide...

Colombian Commission Seeks Media Policies, Sparks Controversy Over Free Press

Bogotá, Colombia – The Comisión de Regulación de Comunicaciones (CRC), Colombia’s communication regulatory agency, has stirred controversy by requesting media outlets to disclose their editorial policies and methods for ensuring impartiality and...

Gold mine collapse in Venezuela kills at least 14

BOGOTA, Colombia At least 14 miners died in El Callao, a mining town in the southern Venezuelan state of Bolivar, after a gold mine collapsed due to intense floods that have recently affected the country. The disaster followed strong,...

QIA closes $535mn investment in Colombia's renewable power generator ISAGEN

Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has announced that it closed a $535mn investment in ISAGEN, the largest pure-play renewable platform and third largest power generator in Colombia. QIA, an existing co-investor in ISAGEN, has increased its equity...

Colombia becomes a chicken exporter to Japan

A year ago, Colombia had started exporting eggs to Cuba and I blogged about the fact that poultry export possibilities are expanding in Latin America. Well, yesterday, I received a very good piece of news – Colombia started exporting chicken meat...

Colombian Industry Braces for Gas Rationing

Colombian companies are bracing for gas rationing as the nation’s sole import terminal closes for scheduled maintenance, casting a spotlight on the Andean country’s widening supply deficit. In a bid to avoid blackouts on the populous Atlantic...

Cooking the Planet: Leo Morán in the Amazon

My name is Leo Morán. I’m best known as the winner of MasterChef Colombia 2016. For me, food has always meant care, creativity, and connection. But in 2025, I left the kitchen and travelled to the Brazilian Amazon to see where much of the world’s...

Colombia’s Ecopetrol poised to launch hunt for fast-track FSRU

Colombia's state energy company Ecopetrol is set to launch a process to develop a liquefied natural gas terminal based around a floating regasification and storage unit on the country's northern coast. The Covenas maritime terminal in Sucre...