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Canada Pledges $40 Million USD in Aid for Venezuelans
The funds will be used to "help those Venezuelans who have fled to neighboring countries in recent months due to an increasingly acute food shortage."
Posted On February 5, 2019
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Anti-Corruption Referendum in Colombia Falls Short Due to Low Voter Turnout
Though 99% of those who voted chose to approve the anti-corruption measures, the referendum fell short of the required threshold by about half a million ballots.
Posted On August 27, 2018
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Duque to Push for Income Tax Exemption for New Entrepreneurs in Colombia’s Creative ‘Orange Economy’
While the full details are yet to emerge, the plan is to offer the exemption to companies that will generate a set minimum number of jobs.
Posted On October 30, 2018
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EU Pledges $41 Million USD in Humanitarian Aid to Venezuelans, Including Support for Colombia to Manage Migration Crisis
"We cannot remain bystanders to this human tragedy,” said Christos Stylianides of the European Union.
Posted On June 8, 2018
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President Trump Appoints Joseph Macmanus as New U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Amid Elevated Tensions
Joseph Macmanus will take over during one of the most tense periods in modern U.S./Colombia relations.
Posted On November 24, 2017
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Colombia Ends 22-Day Strike in Buenaventura with Agreement to Invest more than $500 Million USD in Development
Funds for sanitation, water, health, and education "will bring dignified living conditions to the population," said Buenaventura Mayor Eliécer Arboleda Torres.
Posted On June 7, 2017
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Colombians Go to the Polls Today in Referendum Vote on Corruption-Fighting Measures
The top measures on the ballot would mandates salary reductions and term limits for lawmakers as well as mandated prison time for any public officials found guilty of corruption.
Posted On August 26, 2018
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Defeated Centrist Candidate Sergio Fajardo Won’t Endorse Either of His Rivals in Second Round of Presidential Election
Fajardo's decision to not support Gustavo Petro in the June 17 election is a setback for the leftist candidate.
Posted On June 2, 2018
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Colombian Court Rules that Peace Process Cannot Be Altered for 12 Years
The ruling is a victory for Peace Prize winner President Santos and deals a blow to opposition critics fighting to undo the peace accord.
Posted On October 12, 2017
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Rightwing Candidate Iván Duque Wins Election to Become Next President of Colombia
Iván Duque won convincingly in a second-round run off election over leftwing candidate Gustavo Petro, a controversial former M-19 guerrilla member.
Posted On June 17, 2018
