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Retail gas stations and wholesale distributors in La Guajira, Colombia’s Atlantic coastal department bordering Venezuela, have closed in protest of the national government’s subsidized gasoline quotas established by MinMinas, Colombia’s ministry of Mines & Energy. La Guajira,...

Mercury contamination caused by illegal mining in Colombia’s Amazon is threatening the welfare of Indigenous communities who are now seeking legal action against the government. Late last year, a group of affected Indigenous communities presented a lawsuit against the government...

Canada-based Frontera Energy Corporation (TSX: FEC) has announced a successful find of oil and gas in its La Belleza-1 well in their VIM-1 block, a joint venture with Parex Resources, Inc (TSX: PXT).

Arrow Energy has announced that Tim de Freitas, Gustavo Antonio Dajer Barguil and Brian Hearst, have been appointed to the board of directors, and Mauricio Nuñez Restrepo has been appointed as corporate secretary.

Colombia’s state controlled petroleum producer Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL, NYSE: EC) and Shell (AMS: RDSA, NYSE: RDS.A) through Shell subsidiary Shell EP Offshore Ventures Limited, signed a deal which will see Shell acquire a 50% stake in the Fuerte Sur, Purple Angel and...

Spanish airline Plus Ultra has begun sale of tickets for its new route between Madríd, Spain, Calí and Cartagéna, Colombia for flights beginning June 17th, 2020. The Madrid>Cali route will fly Mondays & Fridays leaving at 1:35am and arriving at 5:15am (all local times)....

Gran Colombia Gold Announces the Discovery of a Potential New High-Grade Zone at Its Marmato Project Outside the Deeps Zone; Reports Additional Higher-Grade Gold Intercepts Completing 2019 Phase 2 Drilling in the Deeps Zone Including 75.83 Meters at 4.03 g/t Au in Drill Hole MT-IU-051

Toronto based Continental Gold Inc. (TSX:CNL, OTCQX:CGOOF) yesterday announced that systematic channel sampling of underground development for its mine in Buriticá, Colombia has resulted in the discovery of two high-grade veins in the Yaraguá system. Development of its 100%-owned...

Already entangled in multiple scandals involving illegal wiretapping of its pilots' union and improper favors to government officials, Colombian air carrier Avianca has now found itself involved in the massive multi-billion dollar global bribery scheme by Airbus uncovered by...

The performance of Barranquilla-born Shakira in Sunday’s Super Bowl played at the Hard Rock Stadium outside of Miami is an obvious connection, but lesser known is the fact that 24 of Jennifer Lopez’s dancers are members of Cali, Colombia based Swing Latino salsa dance group. And...