Tag: Colombias
500,000 people head for the USA: Colombia’s most powerful drug clan directs migrants
500,000 people heading to the USA Colombia’s most powerful drug clan controls migrants By Roland Peters, Gulf of Urabá December 28, 2023, 1:29 p.m More people never migrated north from…
Colombia’s cocaine production hits new high
Colombia is the world’s largest cocaine producer. Although billions of dollars have been plowed into destroying production over decades, cocaine is grown four times as much today as it was…
Colombia’s president suspends arrest warrants against ELN negotiators
Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first declared leftist president, wants to consistently implement a peace treaty with FARC and also wants to start talks with the country’s other armed groups. He has…
Petro first left head of state: Colombia’s president proposes Amazon funds
Petro first left head of state Colombian President Proposes Amazon Fund 8/8/2022 3:49 am Colombia’s new left-wing head of state Petro presents his plans: make peace with the guerrillas, redistribute…
Colombia’s new President Petro takes office
The ex-guerrilla was able to assert himself against a right-wing populist with an emphatically left-wing agenda. The newly sworn-in President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, saluted with a raised fist at…
Colombia’s first left-wing president, Gustavo Petro plays the opening
” I still have trouble believing it “, admits Eleonor, 76, contemplating Bolivar Square in Bogota, where the inauguration ceremony of the first left-wing president in the country’s history is…
Colombia’s next finance minister says rate hikes have limited impact on inflation
The government of Colombia’s next president, leftist Gustavo Petro, who takes power on August 7, will seek to increase subsidies for the poor, Ocampo added. Colombia’s central bank has raised…
Gemini launches crypto trading with Colombia’s largest bank
Pilot project: The Gemini crypto exchange is working with the largest bank in Colombia to offer crypto trading. The cryptocurrency exchange Gemini will soon be trading cryptocurrencies in Colombia for…