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From Tomato-Thrower To Banana Republican, Can Medellin’s Mayor Daniel Quintero Learn Good Governance (Please?): Op-Ed

Only 8 months into his term as mayor of Medellín, tomato-throwing Daniel Quintero has managed to unite Paisas from labor unions to corporate giants against him.Multiple boards of directors have resigned, and Fitch has downgraded the city-owned utility's credit, citing 'governance...

Posted On September 1, 2020

, By Loren Moss

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Cuban Doctors Deploying To Medellín? Not All Roads Lead To Cuba In International Cooperation – Op Ed

A leaked letter showed that Medellín Mayor Daniel Quintero wrote the cuban government asking for Cuban doctors to potentially come to Medellin and help with the COVID-19 Pandemic. But he bypassed Colombia's foreign ministry and ignited a major controversy that a more experienced...

Posted On August 1, 2020

, By Sergio Escobar

This familiar view of the Capitol’s East Front appeared in Die Gartenlaube, a popular German illustrated weekly newspaper. Published in Leipzig, the periodical was aimed at the middle classes and deemed a “friend of the family,” both for its instructive and entertaining content and generous use of images with text. The Capitol exterior was completed two years before this publication, during the Civil War, and its image appeared frequently in international periodicals. 1865, Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

94 US Congress Members Call Out Colombia’s Duque Administration For Failures To Protect Human Rights Defenders & 2016 Peace Accord Implementation

Yesterday, almost 100 members of the US Congress sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asking him to put additional pressure on Colombian President Ivan Duque to implement the 2016 Peace Accords signed by previous President Juan Manuel Santos, and also to reverse the...

Posted On July 7, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Colombian President Ivan Duque - Photo: Efraín Herrera, Presidencia de la República

Colombia Extends Coronavirus Curfew Until April 27, For Elderly: May 30

Last night, Colombian President Ivan Duque announced that despite success in keeping Coronavirus infections under 1,600 in the country of 47 million, the government will extend the “national quarantine” until April 27. The initial term of the curfew was set to expire on April 13....

Posted On April 7, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Work From Home Programs Deserve A New Look In Light Of Coronavirus Pandemic

Smart enterprises have already deployed telework and work-from-home strategies. With the coronavirus pandemic and travel bans, now is the time for less proactive companies to catch up...and fast! Some of the most knowledgeable experts in business share their insights.

Posted On March 12, 2020

, By Loren Moss

“Serious Human Rights Violations:” UN Issues Colombia Human Rights Report

United Nations High Commissioner For Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has issued statements and the UN Report on human rights in Colombia. Bachelet stated grave concerns regarding persistent violence, misuse of the Colombian armed forces by the Ivan Duque administration, and the...

Posted On March 4, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Amid Cash Crunch & Depressed Share Value, A Board Shakeup At Arrow Exploration

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.

Posted On February 11, 2020

, By Loren Moss

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UN Board Allocates To Colombia 56.5 Ton High-THC Regulated Marijuana Production Quota

The UN body allocated 131,000 pounds of dried marijuana flower production to Colombia, 21.84% of the entire world total.

Posted On December 30, 2019

, By Loren Moss

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Colombian President Duque Calls on Maduro to Step Down, Recognizes Opposition Head as Venezuela’s Legitimate Leader

Duque joined leaders from the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and other nations in formally breaking ties with Maduro in favor of opposition-led National Assembly head Juan Guaidó.

Posted On January 23, 2019

, By Jared Wade

Venezuela Protests Maduro Flag 2017 (Photo credit: Efecto Eco)

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UN Approves $9.2 Million USD in Emergency Humanitarian Aid to Venezuela

The resources will aim to fund emergency healthcare to the most vulnerable and food provisions for young children, pregnant women, and breastfeeding mothers.

Posted On November 27, 2018

, By Jared Wade