When Duque attended a security meeting in Arauca to discuss security, ELN members appeared openly on the streets of Arauquita, a town not far from the meeting, making a mockery of the administration's efforts.
Things can get worse, much worse. But as Duque’s four year term comes towards a close, there is a practical consensus in Colombia that things could have been much better.
Yesterday, Colombia’s attorney general and national police have announced that it is formally seeking Marquez, whose birth name is Ivan Luciano Marquez Marin Arango, on charges of aggravated homicide, forced disappearance, illegal recruitment of people, and homicide of protected...
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Colombian President Ivan Duque announced that he was asking Congress to withdraw from consideration his fiscal reform package, brainchild of his Finance Minister Alberto Carrasquilla. The controversial package was put forward to broaden the Colombian government’s revenue base,...
Firearms and heavy weapons remain exempt from taxation, along with bottled mineral water and most soft drinks. In a “Let them eat cake” moment, Duque’s finance minister Alberto Carrasquilla in an interview defending the tax package, admitted that he had no idea how much basic...
Like several other companies in Colombia, Khiron (TSX.V: KHRNF) cultivates and processes cannabis at its agricultural facilities in Ibagué, Tolima. But Khiron takes the unique approach of launching and operating a chain of integrative medical clinics under its Zerenia brand,...