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Colombian and US officials met last week at the historic residence of the Marquis de Valdehoyos in Cartagena, Colombia for official talks titled “Consultations on Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance to be held between the United States and Colombia.” The meeting was part of...

Colombia’s attorney general’s office has announced charges against John Joseph Gianino, who is accused of stealing a taxi from Barranquilla’s international airport (BAQ) while the driver was waiting on a fare, and during his attempted escape, crashed into several vehicles,...

After 7 months of investigation, Colombia’s CTI, or bureau of investigation, complied sufficient evidence to order the capture of 8 suspects belonging to the “Los Calvos” gang (The Bald-heads). 7 of those 8 were taken into custody on October 30. They were charged with aggravated...

One week ago last Sunday, Colombian voters went to the polls to choose mayors, neighborhood councils, city councils, and governors. With some notable exceptions, elections were mostly peaceful unlike past decades, but typical localized cases of vote buying and corruption were...

On Bogotá’s famous Avenida Séptima (7th Avenue) in Colombia, about where it connects with 76th street near the Russian Embassy, a large mural was painted on a wall. The mural, since painted over, was graffiti art in opposition to “Fracking,” or Hydraulic Fracturing. Known within...

A joint effort by US and Colombian authorities have captured 9 people in Colombia, including Colombians and a US citizen, and 1 person in New York, charged with running a human trafficking, child prostitution and pornography operation across international borders. Multiple...

Chevron Petroleum (NASDAQ: CVX), in conjunction with Colombia’s Green Heart Foundation (Fundación Corazón Verde), local construction company Constructora Capitál and the U.S. Embassy donated this week a new home in the Medellín suburb of Sabaneta to the widow and child of fallen...

This morning in a New York court, a judge issued summary judgement affirming Kingsland Holding’s control of Avianca, after industrialist Germán Efromovich defaulted on loan payments to United Airlines collateralized by Efromovich’s stake in Avianca Holdings (NYSE:...

Global law firm Baker McKenzie has added Carolina Duque to its Colombia Banking and Finance practice. Duque is a local partner specializing in local and international project finance. Duque’s addition is expected to complement the firm’s growth strategy defined by the partners....

Stormy skies are not clearing anytime soon for Avianca, it seems. Avianca Holdings S.A. (NYSE: AVH) (BVC:PFAVH) announced in a new filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it may have violated the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or FCPA.  Apparently, the...