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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...

Apparently upset by news reports in Finance Colombia and elsewhere, Colombia’s Minister of Agriculture Andrés Valencia Pinzón (above, black suit) has stated that the ministry’s recent resolution 350 of 2019 does not encourage shark finning, the practice of cutting off the fins of...

Colombia’s Constitutional Court invalidated several articles of the President Ivan Duque’s “Ley de Financiamiento” fiscal reform law that was approved at the end of 2018 declaring them unenforceable. This means that the government has until January 1 2020 to return to...

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...

Latin American securitization structures featuring pro-rata amortization and/or maturity risk may amplify uncertainty in cash flow allocation, resulting in greater dependence on credit protection and structural mechanics, says Fitch Ratings. Ratings for these structures are more...

In the first half of 2019, Colombia’s avocado exports are up 37.6% compared to the same period in 2018, according to ProColombia, Colombia’s export promotion agency, and DANE, the national statistics agency. This in contrast to a global increase in consumption of 3% according to...

According to statistics from Colombia’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism (MinCIT), the country continues to see growth in the medical tourism sector, which includes both medically necessary and elective procedures. According to ministry data, perhaps 50,000 foreign...

A new study published in medical journal BMC Nutrition by researchers from Universidad del Rosario in Bogotá, Colombia and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, Florida has found that half of Colombian children under 5 years old suffer from deficiencies in zinc, a metal and...

Continental Gold Inc. (TSX:CNL; OTCQX:CGOOF) has announced high-grade channel sampling assay results from six development drifts being prepared as part of the underground construction at its Buriticá project in Antioquia, Colombia. Development of the Buriticá project remains on...

Frontera Energy Corporation (TSX: FEC) has delivered estimated third quarter 2019 production of 70,200 boe/d (barrels of oil equivalent per day) in-line with 2019 year to date production of 70,820 boe/d, both of which are above the high end of Frontera’s annual production...