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Clopatofsky Ghisays, born in Cartagena in 1961, is a business administrator, with studies in Political Science at the Javeriana University, and a master's degree in Public Administration at Harvard University.

Here in Colombia the market has been crying out for new blood, we have seen multiple names such as Tablemac delist, others including Éxito who are no longer part of the MSCI COLCAP and recently Avianca which has been put on the naughty step due to Chapter 11.

The amount of powdered cocaine extracted from a single hectare of coca increased by more than one kilogram in just a year. Potential cocaine output jumped from 6.7 kilograms per hectare in 2019 to 7.9 kilograms in 2020, according to the UNODC report. Three factors are possibly...

Because this vaccine confers immunity in a single dose, this USD 25 million shipment will provide immunity to 2.5 million Colombians. After landing in Bogota, the vaccine shipment will go to the Ministry of Health’s warehouse in El Dorado international airport.

The resolution condemns Colombian President Ivan Duque by name, saying “The behavior of Colombian President Ivan Duque Marquez should be considered a grave signal in repressing the people instead of committing himself to building a dialogue with the protesters."

As the video evidence shows, these are not instances of one or two rogue police officers, but swarms of Colombian police, indiscriminately attacking journalists, bystanders, children...

President Biden also voiced support for the rights of peaceful protestors, underscored that law enforcement must be held to the highest standards of accountability, and condemned wanton acts of violence and vandalism, something the Colombian leader omitted in his official account...

The helicopter carrying Colombian President Ivan Duque was shot 6 times as it approached the airport in Cúcuta, a Colombian city that borders Venezuela. The US-made Black Hawk military helicopter was able to land safely after taking fire.

What can observers take from events in Peru? And what takeaways are relevant for Colombia’s upcoming 2022 elections, and for economic and civil liberty more broadly in the Americas? Daniel Raisbeck has some prescient observations.

As the video is in English, it appears not directed at Colombians, but at influencing his image in the eyes of foreigners. Under 3 years of Duque’s presidency, Colombia has lost its investment grade currency rating, experienced multiple cases of police abuse, record levels of...