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Cartagena-Based US DEA Agent Guilty Of Stealing Over $9 Million USD In Drug Money

US DEA Special Agent José Ismael Irizarry and his wife Nathalia Gomez Irizarry pled guilty to all charges in a mammoth scheme to steal government funds, drug proceeds and launder money. The Irizarrys apparently are related to the notorious Ambuila crime family of Cali, Colombia.

Posted On September 15, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Little Caesars Pizza Coming To Colombia

Global pizza chain Little Caesar's is coming to Colombia. The first two restaurants in Bogotá will be located in the San Cipriano and Prado Veraniego neighborhoods of Suba, on the capital city's far north side.

Posted On August 6, 2020

, By Loren Moss

The above IHME map shows the mean value (across the 1,000 regressions that IHME runs in its SEIR model) of effective reproductive number, R, on June 9. Infections on June 9 roughly correspond to cases of COVID-19 on June 20 given the average duration of 11 days between infection and being reported as a case. Where this value is greater than 1, it means that every person infected with COVID-19 will produce more than one additional infected person. To successfully eliminate a disease from a population, R needs to be less than 1. The map shows that on June 9 in many parts of the world, R was lower than 1, including many parts of North America, Europe, Africa, India, Australia, and New Zealand. Locations that are showing effective R values greater than 1, which means that the number of cases of COVID-19 in the population is growing, include several states in India, the US, Mexico, and Brazil, as well as many countries in the Southern Hemisphere, such as Argentina, Chile, and Indonesia. Several countries in the Middle East, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Yemen, as well as Turkey and Iran, also had R values greater than 1 as recently as two weeks ago.

Up To 81,942 May Die In Colombia From COVID-19 Says University of Washington Institute

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington is forecasting nearly 388,300 people will die from COVID-19 in Latin American and Caribbean nations by October 1. Brazil is expected to exceed 166,000 deaths and Mexico 88,000. Six other...

Posted On June 29, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Overwhelming Response To Viva Air Labs Innovation Challenge

Proposals came from countries such as Colombia, Germany, the United States, Sweden, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, Chile, Brazil, Spain, Peru, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Venezuela, Ireland, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and China.

Posted On April 18, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Interview: Leonisa Responds To Finance Colombia’s “Whites Only” Catalog Claims

Fashion brand Leonisa responds to Finance Colombia's allegations of "whites only" catalogs and featured models that exclude Latinos on its website.

Posted On February 18, 2020

, By Loren Moss

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Colombian & US Authorities Dismantle Transnational Prostitution Ring

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...

Posted On October 31, 2019

, By Loren Moss

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Ecopetrol: Asphalt Sales Surge 47% Over 1H 2018

Colombian petroleum company Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC, BVC: ECO) has announced that for the first half of 2019, asphalt sales have reached 212,888 tons, representing an increase of 47% over the same semester of 2018, and the highest amount in the past 3 years. The company attributes...

Posted On October 15, 2019

, By Loren Moss

Photo: Jose Maria Cordova International Airport in Rionegro, Colombia, which is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, ASUR. (Credit: SajoR)

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Passenger Traffic Fell by 0.9% in 2017 at Six Colombian Airports Operated by ASUR of Mexico

The largest cause of the decline was a prolonged strike this fall by more than half of the Colombian pilots working for Avianca.

Posted On January 26, 2018

, By Jared Wade

Valentine's day is an important date for Colombian exports (graphic courtesy ProColombia)

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2016 Sees Records Broken For Valentine’s Day Flower Shipments From Colombia To US, Europe, Asia

2016 marked another record year for bilateral trade between Colombia and the US in the area of flower exports. Over half a billion flowers were shipped to North America from Colombia for the Valentine’s day holiday, last Sunday. According to ProColombia, Colombia’s export...

Posted On February 15, 2016

, By Loren Moss

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Colombia Gets 57 New Airline Routes in 2015, Bogotá’s El Dorado International Gets New Air Traffic Control Tower

Colombia’s civil aviation authority, Aeronautica Civil, also known as Aerocivil, approved 57 new airline routes requested by airlines in 2015, including 34 national and 23 international routes. From the dates of approval, airlines have up to 180 days to provide service on those...

Posted On January 17, 2016

, By Loren Moss