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Medellín will play host to the 2019 General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), the hemisphere-wide non-governmental organization announced this week. The 49th edition of the annual marquee event, which the OAS said in September would be held in Colombia...

The resources will aim to fund emergency healthcare to the most vulnerable and food provisions for young children, pregnant women, and breastfeeding mothers.

The competition will take place over 27.5 hours as participants race come up with open-data-based solutions to "citizen security" challenges.

Frontera Energy said future moves "may include accelerating or increasing share buyback programs, dividend payments, and investments."

Restrepo, who joined the company in August 2015, will leave the Toronto-based company effective November 30.

Zonte Metals will use the funds for "working capital purposes" and to finance exploration at the Cross Hills Iron Oxide Copper Gold Property in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Chemical distributor Univar Inc. (NYSE: UNVR) has opened a new sales center in Colombia that it plans to continue expanding in 2019 as it moves to further grow its business in Latin America. In a statement, the Downers Grove, Illinois-based firm said the location will be a source...

South American economies "struggle in developing and retaining talent and are characterized by low levels of quality of life and reduced availability of skilled labor."

Duque is down 20 points from the 47% approval rating he garnered in the previous poll toward the end of October.

The results are "helping to verify the upper boundary of the mineral reserve envelope for the Veta Sur system,” said Ari Sussman, CEO of Continental Gold.