Colombian Infrastructure Agency Calls to Void Odebrecht Highway Contract Tainted by Bribery

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Colombian Infrastructure Agency Calls to Void Odebrecht Highway Contract Tainted by Bribery

Prosecutors have claimed that former senator Otto Bula took a $4.6 million USD bribe to ensure Odebrecht won a bid to build a section of the Ruta del Sol highway.

Posted On January 18, 2017

, By Jared Wade

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Former Colombian Transportation Official Arrested for Allegedly Taking $6.5 Million USD Bribe from Odebrecht

Garcia was involved in awarding a large road project contract while serving under former President Álvaro Uribe.

Posted On January 15, 2017

, By Jared Wade

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Colombia Sets Ambitious Coca Eradication Goal for 2017

Despite only destroying a reported 17,593 hectares last year, officials are aiming to increase that figure to 100,000 hectares in 2017.

Posted On January 11, 2017

, By Jared Wade

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Colombia’s 2016 Homicide Rate Was Nation’s Lowest Since 1974

With 24.4 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2016, Colombia reached a level not seen in more than four decades.

Posted On January 2, 2017

, By Jared Wade

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Colombian Environmental Authority Forces Palm Oil Company to Suspend Operations

Poligrow Colombia has been reprimanded for alleged infractions that include wastewater dumping and letting compost runoff leach into the local forest.

Posted On July 12, 2016

, By Jared Wade

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ICJ Rules Against Colombia in Territorial Fight with Nicaragua; President Santos Says Colombia Will Defend Territory ‘Until Death’

“Colombians can be sure that, all united, we are going to continue defending to the last centimeter our territory," said Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos.

Posted On March 21, 2016

, By Loren Moss

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Lawsuit Accusing Dole Food Co. Of Financing Paramilitaries Thrown Out Of Court, Plaintiffs & Their Lawyers Sanctioned

Dole Food Company, Inc. today announced that the Los Angeles Superior Court dismissed with prejudice the case Perez v. Dole Food Company, Inc. The lawsuit, which was filed in 2009, had been brought by 167 Colombian plaintiffs claiming that Dole had funded the Autodefensas Unidas...

Posted On March 9, 2016

, By Loren Moss

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Presidents Obama, Santos Mark 15 Years of Bilateral Plan Colombia; Discuss Peace Process, Combating Crime, Zika Virus

Last week, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos visited US President Barack Obama in the White House to discuss ongoing issues, and commemorate 15 years of US diplomatic, military, and social aid to Colombia via the package known as Plan Colombia. Colombia and Chile are the...

Posted On February 15, 2016

, By Loren Moss

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Canadian Owned PharmaCielo Asks Colombian Government For Medical Marijuana License

Privately held PharmaCielo Ltd. today announced that its Rionegro, Colombia based subsidiary, PharmaCielo Colombia Holdings S.A.S. has submitted its formal application to Minsalud, Colombia’s Ministry of Health, and the Consejo Nacional de Estupefacientes (National Drugs Council)...

Posted On February 3, 2016

, By Loren Moss

The Higabra Valley Tunnel at Continental Gold's Buriticá goldmine in Antioquia.

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Colombian Law Enforcement Begins Eviction of Illegal Miners From Continental Gold’s Buritica Claim

Continental Gold Inc. (TSX: CNL) (OTCQX: CGOOF) announced today that national and regional police authorities in Buriticá, Antioquia launched a significant operation to evict illegal miners from unsafe areas near the company’s Veta Sur operations in the town of Buriticá...

Posted On January 18, 2016

, By Loren Moss

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