Didi readies for battle with Uber in Colombia
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing has started recruiting drivers in Colombia's capital, Bogota, as...
Venezuelans find safety in Colombia
When Darlys* fled Venezuela with her two children looking for...
U.S. Lawmakers do damage control after Trump rips President Duque
(McClatchy) Florida lawmakers went into damage control mode after President...
Colombia could become a target of retaliation
Intervention in Venezuela would also destabilise its closest neighbour and endanger the peace process. Following are questions asked by conducted by Claudia Detsch in...
Historic Mega-Concert on Colombian-Venezuelan Border
British billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist Richard Branson is spearheading a unique and historic concert on the Venezuelan-Colombian border, in conjunction with the beginning of...
VOA Latin America Interviews Ivan Duque
Colombian President Ivan Duque, interviewed Saturday by VOA's Latin America Division, discussed the battle against the National Liberation Army in Venezuela and strengthening his...
PriceSmart Declares Dividend, Announces Expansion
PriceSmart declared a US$0.70 per share dividend at the company's 2019 annual meeting of stockholders held on January 30, 2019, in San Diego.
A $0.35...
Colombia Military Kills Dissident Militant Leader
Colombia’s military says it has killed a militant leader who refused to adhere to a peace accord his rebel group and the government agreed...
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Colombian drug mule sentenced to life
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A 27-year-old Colombian woman was sentenced to life imprisonment for drug smuggling by Beijing No.2 Intermediate People's Court.
The woman was found to have...
Colombia one of the ‘worst countries in the world to work in’: Report
A new report published Monday has listed Colombia as one of the “worst countries in the world to work in” due to extremely poor...
Recent killings in Bogota believed to be racially motivated
Seven afro-colombians have been killed in Bogota in the last month, leading community leaders to denounce what they see as an alarming increase in...
Acid Attack Kills Man in Medellin
A 22-year-old Colombian man died Wednesday from injuries he sustained in an acid attack, a disturbing new violent crime trend here, authorities said.
Medellin police...
Colombia mayor bans public protests after audiences boo president
A central Colombia mayor controversially banned all public protest on the day the country’s vice president came to visit. The move seemed a response...
Colombia’s Mayors MAY NOT Ban Bullfighting
Colombia's Constitutional Court ruled Tuesday that mayors are not allowed to ban bullfights in their cities.
In its ruling, the court specified that informal bullfights...
2nd Colombia-Ecuador Binational Cabinet Begins
The 2nd Colombia-Ecuador Binational Cabinet meeting opened today in the southern city of Ipiales (department of Nariño) Monday with the presidents of both countries,...
Will Trump Double Down on Drug War Capitalism with Plan Colombia?
TODAY COLOMBIA (Telesur) Saturday (February 4) marks the 16th anniversary of Plan Colombia, a multi-billion dollar U.S. counternarcotics and counterinsurgency military aid package given to...
Colombian startup filling Latin America’s trucks
Companies across Latin America are saving money by filling their empty cargo space, thanks to a Colombian startup.
Over 25% of the trucks in Brazil,...
FARC and ELN allegedly threaten Uribe’s Democratic Center
Many representatives of former President Alvaro Uribe’s Democratic Center party (“Centro Democratico”) received several threats allegedly from the country’s two oldest rebel groups, the...
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Dania Suarez is the escort who exposed the Secret Service sex scandal in Cartagena, Colombia.
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21 Reasons Colombians Are Happy
1. Megadiversity
Colombia is considered the second most biodiverse country in the world (following Brazil) and the most biodiverse per square kilometer. While only covering...
“Bogota Brothel Tours: A Brief Career in Colombia’s Sex Trade”, e-Book Released
At US$2.99 a pop, Colin Post, editor of the Expat Chronicles, talks about talks about sex, violence, crime and drugs in Colombia's major city,...
‘Neiva is 4th Largest in Buying apparel in Colombia’
The capital city of Neiva in the Department of Huila, Colombia is the fourth largest in per capita spending on clothing, announced the business...
Shakira Makes a Silly Face
While Shakira's son Milan was not enjoying his very first Christmas, his dad, soccer star Gerard Pique snapped a photo of the 11-month-old, along...
Colombia Denies Entry to Over 200 Venezuelan Supporters Of Maduro
Colombian authorities have banned over 200 Venezuelan officials and supporters of President Nicolas Maduro from entering the country amid the escalating political crisis in...
UN Condemns Bogota Terrorist Attack And Urges International Support For Justice For Victims
The United Nations is urging its members to "actively cooperate" with Colombian authorities in their efforts to bring to justice those responsible for last...
Cuba Will Adhere to Protocol after Breakdown of Colombia-ELN Peace Talks
Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, reiterated, through his official Twitter account, that Cuba will act in strict respect for the Peace...
Colombia Tells Cuba There Are No Agreements That Protect Terrorism
The Colombian government told Cuba on Monday there are no agreements that protect terrorism and so repeated its request that the Caribbean island hand...
Terror cannot be the seed of peace, Bogota cardinal says after car bomb
Cardinal Ruben Salazar Gomez of Bogota said that terror can never be the seed of justice and peace, following Thursday's car bomb attack at...
UN Secretary-General Condemns Car Bomb Attack In Colombia
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, condemned on Friday the bomb attack on Friday in the Colombian capital, Bogota, against a police...
President Duque calls on Colombians to march against terrorism on Sunday
On Twitter, President Ivan Duque called on all Colombains to March, this Sunday, in rejection of terrorism and in memory of the young people...
21 Dead, Dozens Hurt in Colombia Car Bomb Explosion
A car bomb exploded Thursday, January 17, at a police academy in Bogota, leaving at least 21 people dead and dozens injured, Colombian police...
President Duque Calls on Cuba to Hand Over ELN Peace Delegation
Colombia's President Ivan Duque is demanding the Cuban government hand over the National Liberation Army (ELN) peace delegation and ordering the lifting of the...
No, The US and Colombia Will Not Eradicate 50% of Colombian Coca by 2023
It’s hard not to feel a bit snubbed by Donald Trump if you’re Colombian President Ivan Duque. Twice now, Trump has canceled official visits...
Third Social Leader Killed in First 4 Days of 2019
Wilmer Antonio Miranda, a Campesino and social leader of Colombia’s Cauca region was shot to death Friday. He is the third social leader to...