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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,...

Barranquilla based Tecnoglass (NASDAQ:TGLS) (BVC:TGLSC), Colombia’s leading manufacturer of architectural glass, windows, and associated aluminum products for the global commercial and residential construction industries, today reported financial results for the third quarter...

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...

In the first half of 2019, 82,549 International visitors arrived in Colombia through Colombia’s Atlantic coastal city of Barranquilla. According to Colombia’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Tourism (MinCIT), this is an increase of 9.7% over the same period in 2018. 538,260...

PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT) today announced that on August 21, 2019, it acquired approximately 111,000 square feet of land in the far north of the capital city, Bogotá upon which the company plans to construct its 47th warehouse club.  This club will be located within the...

Tecnoglass, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGLS) (BVC:TGLSC), Colombia’s largest manufacturer of architectural glass, windows, and associated aluminum products for the global commercial and residential construction industries, has reported that financial results for the second quarter ended June...

Tecnoglass, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGLS) (BVC: TGLSC) Colombia’s largest manufacturer of architectural glass, windows, and associated aluminum products for the global commercial and residential construction industries, today announced that its board of directors has declared a regular...

As part of its planned expansion. Rionegro Colombia based air carrier Viva Air is adding two daily flights between Barranquilla (BAQ) and Bogotá (BOG), and one daily flight between Medellín (MDE) and Barranquilla, starting immediately. “Viva Air is proud to return to Barranquilla...

As part of its expansion plan in the region, Viva Air has initiated operations of its new bi-directional international route between Cartagena, Colombia (CTG) and Lima, Peru (LIM) from $195 USD round trip, flying Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. On June 7, Viva Air’s pink-livery...

Dow Has Certified Barranquilla, Colombia based Tecnoglass (NASDAQ: TGLS) and affiliated company C.I. Energia Solar as obtaining the highest level of quality in application of Dow’s Silicone products in insulated glass and architectural glass applications. Tecnoglass was certified...