Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday offered to reestablish ties with Colombia, but not without stressing that an arrested ally of his counterpart Ivan Duque “is telling everything about Colombia’s ruling class.” In a televised speech, Maduro invited his Colombian counterpart “to reestablish consular relations” he broke off in February last year after a failed attempt by opposition leader Juan… Read more »
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia rejected Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s proposal that the two countries resume diplomatic relations on Thursday, amid a dispute over a fugitive former Colombian congresswoman who was captured in Venezuela.FILE PHOTO: Colombia’s President Ivan Duque speaks during an interview with Reuters in Cartagena, Colombia Maduro abruptly cut diplomatic relations with neighboring Colombia last February after Colombian President… Read more »
On January 27, speculation began about the alleged capture of Aída Merlano, a former Colombian congresswoman who since last October was a fugitive from justice, after escaping from prison authorities. After hours of uncertainty, the FAES (Special Action Forces of the National Police) of Venezuela confirmed that they had captured her and that the Colombian remained in Venezuelan power. The… Read more »
In the morning of Sunday, January 26, one of the legends of American basketball died after a tragic accident. Kobe Bryant in a Lakers game. Leer en español: NBA: Adiós a Kobe Bryant As reported by the TMZ news portal, NBA legend Kobe Bryant was killed in a fatal accident aboard a helicopter. The ship, Sikorsky S-76E, crashed in the… Read more »
The Institute for Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz) published the first official issues on social leaders and human rights defenders killed in Colombia during 2020. By January 13, the day the information was published, 17 people had already been killed throughout the country. Thus having more murders than days elapsed during the year. The murder of social leaders and human… Read more »
The third edition of this conference is held in Colombia and has the presence of 25 countries, in which the United States is included, with the representation of its Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and Venezuela, with the representation of the president in charge Juan Guaidó. The event is held at the Francisco de Paula Santander General Police Cadet School… Read more »
As Venezuela enters its third full year in default, its obligations have become something of an afterthought to even its biggest creditors. Worth just pennies on the dollar, tens of billions in bonds routinely go days at a time without trading. Sanctions bar U.S. investors from buying them and make the prospect of a full-scale restructuring all but impossible. And… Read more »
Bogota, Colombia – Whenever a businessperson in Hong Kong or mainland China wants to impress a client over dinner, shark fin soup is likely to be on the menu. The demand for shark fins on the other side of the world is at the heart of a raging debate in Colombia over efforts to stop the controversial practice of shark finning – removing the fins… Read more »
Hippopotamuses imported by drug lord and wild-animal aficionado Pablo Escobar were abandoned when his zoo was dismantled after his death in 1993 and have since gone wild – literally. His other outsized African animals such as rhinos and giraffes were given new homes, but four hippos were left to their own devices. Want to read more articles? Email*Sign up I’d like… Read more »
BOGOTA — Illegal armed groups are still recruiting children in Colombia, subjecting them to sexual abuse and using them as cannon fodder in armed conflict, humanitarian groups said on Thursday. “In Colombia the recruiting and use of minors is a common and systemic practice which changes to meet the new demands of the armed conflict,” said Olga Silva of Humanidad… Read more »
