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United Nations: Coca Cultivation in Colombia Reaches Record High
Colombia's coca crop has been expanding by 45% per year since 2013 and reached a recorded high of 171,000 hectares in 2017.
Posted OnSeptember 22, 2018
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Three Continental Gold Mining Workers Killed in Violent Attack
The tragedy follows the killing of a mining engineer working for Continental Gold earlier this month, who was left dead after his vehicle was attacked in Buriticá.
Posted OnSeptember 21, 2018
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Mining Engineer Working for Continental Gold Killed in Central Colombia
Two engineers were attacked on the morning of September 5 in the town of Buriticá where the Toronto-based company operates a large gold mine
Posted OnSeptember 10, 2018
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Absence of Some Leaders at FARC Summit Raises Questions About Group’s Political Viability
The absence of three leading figures may be a sign of the internal fracture within the FARC party that has grown since the arrest of Jesus Santrich.
Posted OnSeptember 7, 2018
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Colombia Charges 13 Chiquita Executives for Alleged Role in Funding Paramilitary Death Squads
Long-standing allegations have surrounded the company for decades. In a U.S. court settlement in 2007, Chiquita paid a $25 million USD fine and admitted it had paid protection money to paramilitary groups.
Posted OnSeptember 3, 2018
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Bogotá Reports Zero Murders During Pope Francis’ Two Days in the Colombian Capital
The pope's presence caused a “historic” period of safety in a city that has averaged 3.4 homicides per day.
Posted OnSeptember 9, 2017
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Bomb Blast in Bogotá Near Site of Protest Against Bullfighting Reportedly Kills One and Injures Dozens
A large explosion in the Macarena neighborhood where protests against bullfighting have been taking place for weeks reportedly killed one police officer and wounded dozens more people in the area.
Posted OnFebruary 20, 2017
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Violence and Crime Cost Latin America and the Caribbean at Least $260 Billion USD Per Year
“Crime has reached alarming levels in many countries,” said Ana María Rodríguez of the IDB.
Posted OnFebruary 3, 2017
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Colombia’s 2016 Homicide Rate Was Nation’s Lowest Since 1974
With 24.4 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2016, Colombia reached a level not seen in more than four decades.
Posted OnJanuary 2, 2017
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