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Thu, 02 Jun 2022 23:55:18 +0000
US foreign policy offensive in Latin America starts with Cuba
Colombia is set to redraw its political landscape with an election result that will reverberate across the hemisphere, and week after the US hosts its nineth Americas Summit.

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 16:00:59 +0000
Stockholm+50: What’s worked with the UN’s environmental policy
The Stockholm Conference was a turning point in how countries thought about the natural world and the resources that all nations share.

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 16:31:46 +0000
Cali Cartel boss Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela dies in U.S prison
Cali Cartel boss Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela has died, age 83, as an inmate of the Federal Correctional Institution in Butner, North Carolina. "The Chess player" was serving a 30-year prison sentence.

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 14:19:30 +0000
Colombia’s conservative backlash stumps Petro
The surge in popularity of the arch-conservative candidate Rodolfo Hernández has stunned Gustavo Petro. The leftist candidate now trails Hernández in a recent poll.

Tue, 31 May 2022 19:05:24 +0000
Colombia confirms first case of Acute hepatitis of “unknown origin”
A first case of Acute hepatitis of unknown origin has been confirmed by Colombia's National Institute of Health, and among hundreds of new cases identified by health authorities worldwide.

Tue, 31 May 2022 15:32:29 +0000
Cuba elimina uso obligatorio de la mascarilla y relaja medidas antiCovid
Cuba eliminará el uso obligatorio de la mascarilla desde este martes, una medida que ha estado vigente durante más de dos años para enfrentar la pandemia de la COVID-19.

Mon, 30 May 2022 18:06:35 +0000
Petro’s pyrrhic victory upset by conservative Hernández
Petro first round victory was assured on Sunday, yet his main rival is no longer right-winger "Fico" Gutiérrez, but the arch conservative real estate mogul Rodolfo Hernández.

Fri, 27 May 2022 19:26:59 +0000
Is Colombia ready for a hard-left Gustavo Petro presidency?
With less than 48-hours before 39 million Colombians head to the polls, the country is bracing for historic shift to the left should progressive candidate Gustavo Petro win the 2022 election.

Thu, 26 May 2022 20:24:39 +0000
How Left and Right exaggerate foreign support for Colombia’s armed groups
From Cold War-era insurgents to narco-warriors, Colombia's many illegal armed groups continue to be proxies in battlefields void of ideologies. Both extreme Left and Right exaggerate foreign support.

Wed, 25 May 2022 16:34:05 +0000
Colombia to guarantee safe election with 80,000 security force
Some 80,000 members of Colombia’s Armed Forces and National Police are in charge of protecting citizens from security risks during the presidential election on Sunday, May 29.

Wed, 25 May 2022 14:23:54 +0000
FARC dissident “Gentil Duarte” killed in Venezuela
One of Colombia's "most wanted" criminals, alias "Gentil Duarte", and founding member of the Second Marquetalia, was killed during raid in Venezuela.

Mon, 23 May 2022 16:50:35 +0000
Election fraud in Colombia? A risk too real
Colombia is inching to an abyss of politically uncertainty after serious allegations by leftist candidate Gustavo Petro that the May 29 elections will be "suspended".

Sat, 21 May 2022 12:22:40 +0000
Colombia election: New poll, Betancourt joins Hernández, Fajardo down not out
In the last Guarumo poll released before the May 29 presidential election, the percentage points of front runners Gustavo Petro and Federico Gutiérrez remain virtually unchanged.

Thu, 19 May 2022 19:40:00 +0000
Unlawful entries to U.S from Colombia surge in recent months
Colombians are joining the growing ranks of illegal immigrants from other nations attempting to the enter the U.S by the crossing the southern border.

Wed, 18 May 2022 15:47:13 +0000
Candidates in final race to clinch Colombia’s 2022 election
The election race in Colombia is drawing to a close with front running candidates reaching out to both urban and rural populations.

Tue, 17 May 2022 18:40:53 +0000
Leonor Espinosa named World’s Best Female Chef 2022
One of Colombia's most celebrated culinary figures and owner of Leo restaurant in Bogotá, Leonor Espinosa, achieved the prestigious title voted on by experts as World’s Best Female Chef 2022.

Tue, 17 May 2022 15:00:21 +0000
Bogotá Fashion Week looks to sustainability with fifth edition
Bogotá's most important fashion and retail event returns after a three-year hiatus with the fifth edition of BFW and showcase on sustainable design and business practices.

Tue, 17 May 2022 13:03:56 +0000
Petro to end three of Colombia’s “venoms”
After promising to halt oil production in Colombia if elected president, candidate Gustavo Petro also warned of a possible end to coal exports given that the fuel is "worse than cocaine."

Fri, 13 May 2022 14:50:37 +0000
I am not afraid of Mr.Petro (not too worried anyhow)
With two weeks to go before Colombians elect their next president, a likely Petro victory has the business community on edge given the candidate's socialist agenda and hard-left reforms.

Thu, 12 May 2022 19:11:40 +0000
Should Colombia join China’s Belt and Road Initiative?
Colombia's upcoming May 29 presidential election could send geopolitical shock waves as far East as China, could the country elect a hard-left candidate with Gustavo Petro,

Thu, 12 May 2022 13:11:37 +0000
Avianca and GOL to form Latin American aviation giant
Colombia's Avianca and Brazilian carrier GOL are set to form a common holding company Abra Group and deal that creates one of South America's largest airlines.

Wed, 11 May 2022 22:25:29 +0000
Security in Colombia’s Caribbean under scrutiny after murder of Paraguayan prosecutor
The assassination of Paraguay's top prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, as he was honeymooning with his wife in Barú occurred as the Colombian coast faced an armed strike by the violent drugs cartel- Gulf Clan.

Tue, 10 May 2022 19:48:55 +0000
Bogotá gets new National Arts Center Teatro Colón
After two years of construction, Bogotá gets a new performing arts center with Centro Nacional de Artes Teatro Colón, and largest investment in cultural infrastructure by the Ministry of Culture.

Mon, 09 May 2022 20:37:59 +0000
Indigenous occupation of Bogotá’s National Park ends
Eight months after 1,200 members of Colombia's indigenous peoples occupied Bogotá's National Park, the district began relocating the settlers to temporary shelters.

Sat, 07 May 2022 14:00:15 +0000
The Kremlin’s interference in Colombia’s presidential election
International intelligence services has raised the alarm bells of the Kremlin's interference in Colombia and objective to influence of the upcoming presidential election.



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