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Exposed For Verified Family Ties To Narcotraffickers, Colombia’s Vice President Files Criminal Charges Against Investigative Journalist

Colombia's Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez filed criminal charges against investigative journalist & British citizen Jeremy McDermott after he reported on a business deal between the Vice President's husband and alleged narcotrafficker and paramilitary leader Guillermo León...

Posted On August 1, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Liquidation Begins Of Avianca Peru

Avianca has begun dissolving its Peru subsidiary and will no longer fly domestic flights in the country. In the future, Avianca says it will continue to serve routes to and from Peru through its airline subsidiaries in Colombia, El Salvador and Ecuador, once the restrictions...

Posted On May 24, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Colombia Is Now The 37th Full Member Of The OECD

Colombia has completed the 8-year accession process, now making it a full member of the OECD: The Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development based in Paris.

Posted On April 29, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Avianca Pilots In Peru Denounce The Airline For Reneging On Early Retirement Agreement

Not long after a bitter strike, Avianca is facing renewed labor unrest, this time from Airbus pilots in Peru who claim that Avianca is using the Coronavirus Pandemic to escape from a negotiated early retirement buyout with pilots in the neighboring country.

Posted On April 13, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Avianca Headquarters Raided By Colombia’s Prosecutor General

Today, the Office of the Attorney General of Colombia served Avianca with a search warrant of its offices with the objective of collecting information related to allegations and cover-up of Avianca’s potentially improper bribery by senior executives and members of the board of...

Posted On February 13, 2020

, By Loren Moss