Colombia
Technology innovations look to change the cacao landscape in Colombia
Cacao holds promise as a “peace crop” in Colombia, providing smallholders with a viable alternative to coca. Two projects — EcoProMIS, led by Agricompas, and COLCO, led by Satellite Applications Catapult — are developing technology applications to build on cacao’s potential in Colombia and ensure transparency and traceability. A combination of apps, smart devices and …
Colombia: Technology challenges in times of quarantine
02:17 During the COVID-19 lockdown, the Internet has been key to keeping citizens and workers connected. But how is a country like Colombia doing? Diego Molano, former Minister of Information and Communications Technology in Colombia, says Colombia’s 58 percent Internet usage rate is almost as high as China’s, but Molano says the uses are different. According to Molano, 85 percent of those connected use it for basic entertainment purposes, not …
Alleged Maduro accomplice surrenders to U.S. agents, will help prosecution: sources
CARACAS/BOGOTA (Reuters) – U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agents were flying back from Colombia on Friday with retired Venezuelan general Cliver Alcala in their custody, three people familiar with the matter said, after he agreed to work with prosecutors who charged him, President Nicolas Maduro and other top officials with drug trafficking. Alcala surrendered and waived …
Playtech seals technology partnership with Colombia’s Wplay
Playtech has entered into a long-term structured agreement with Aquila Global Group SAS, operator of the Colombian gaming and betting brand Wplay. Under the deal, Playtech will serve as Wplay’s strategic technology partner, delivering its omni-channel products alongside operational and marketing services across the brand’s retail and online operations. Playtech will migrate all of Wplay’s …
Trump rule on health insurance leaves immigrants, companies scrambling for answers
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nearly a decade after receiving U.S. citizenship, Guatemalan-born Mayra Lopez thought she had cleared all the hurdles for her parents to join her in the United States. FILE PHOTO: Hospital beds in the emergency room of a Louisiana hospital. REUTERS/Lee Celano/Files Then on Oct. 4 U.S. President Donald Trump changed …
World’s bananas in trouble as devastating fungus reaches Colombia
Say goodbye to the banana as we know it? Not quite, but we’re getting closer. Colombia on Thursday confirmed that a nefarious fungus has managed to make its way to Latin America. Panama disease Tropical Race 4—or TR4—infects the soil, and there’s currently no way to eradicate it. It was first found in Taiwan nearly …
Egan Bernal wins Tour de France and all of Colombia celebrates | World news
Alvaro Bernal, a Colombian corn farmer, traversed the pouring rain to reach the cobbled square in Zipaquirá, a quaint town in the Andes. His grandson, Egan Bernal, had just won the Tour de France, cycling’s greatest honour, and cemented himself as arguably the most successful sportsman in his nation. “We’re in love with him,” the …
