US increases military presence in Latin America with training in Panama, Honduras and Colombia

The United States is increasing its military presence in Latin American countries. The U.S. military has sent hundreds of soldiers to conduct training in Panama, an activity they will repeat later in Honduras and Colombia, The New York Times reported. The …

JetBlue Adds Cali, Colombia, Flight as Fort Lauderdale Expansion Rolls On

JetBlue began flying daily between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Cali, Colombia (CLO) on October 15, its second new Colombian route out of South Florida this month after Barranquilla. Cali is now the carrier’s fourth destination …

Colombia’s Peace Deal Rejected: Who Should Bear the Cost?

At a farm outside Bogotá, former guerrillas and survivors fear losing the support keeping them together, while Colombia’s rejected 2016 peace deal still raises an uncomfortable question about justice, democratic consent and the cost of making disarmament …

Museum protesters in Colombia accuse gov’t of erasing history

Police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters outside Colombia’s National Museum in Bogota after the Culture Ministry ordered the removal of 30 exhibition pieces on LGBTQ rights, feminist struggles and assassinated political leaders. …

NG Energy starts production at Aruchara-6 well in Colombia

Canada-based gas producer NG Energy International (NGE) has brought into production the Aruchara-6 well at the Maria Conchita Block, with drilling also under way at the Sinú-9 block in Colombia. The company tied the well into the central processing …

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Peruvian firms assist on Grupo Gloria sale in Colombia

Credit: Shutterstock/The Image Party Muñiz, Olaya, Meléndez, Castro, Ono & Herrera has helped Prett Inversiones and Jugos California, two companies belonging to Peruvian beverage company AJE Group, on their acquisition of Grupo Gloria’s Colombian …

The lesson of Villa Colombia

During the afternoon of Sunday, October 18, a group of members of the housing movement in Lanzarote traveled to the Faro de Pechiguera area in Playa Blanca, Yaiza, to get a closer look at Villa Colombia and express our support for the more than two hundred …

COP17: Armenia, Colombia launch coalition to accelerate recovery of endangered species

Armenia and Colombia have announced their intention to create a new international coalition of action to recover endangered species: the Coalition of Action to Recover Endangered Species (CARES). They announced this during the 17th meeting of the …

Israeli national wanted in $16.7 million Dubai fraud case arrested in Colombia

A 61-year-old Israeli national known by the nickname "El Banquero" (The Banker) was arrested at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, in a joint operation by Colombian police and Interpol, authorities said. The suspect, identified …