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Colombia's Vice President Marta Lucía Ramirez vehemently denies a close relationship between her & her husband Álvaro Rincón with alleged drug trafficker and paramilitary Guillermo Acevedo, alias “Memo Fantasma." This article is from Insight Crime.

Barranquilla Colombia glass manufacturer Tecnoglass (NASDAQ: TGLS) (BVC:TGLSC) has been busy the past year and a half. After posting strong growth numbers in the US, its major export market, the company purchased a large stake in Saint Gobain’s Colombia glass manufacturing...

Trump has railed against the spike in coca cultivation in Colombia, focusing on drug trafficking and the Venezuela crisis while largely ignoring the country's peace process.

At the U.N., Duque reiterated his commitment to crack down on illicit coca production, strengthen the country’s peace process, and find a solution to the Venezuelan crisis.

Colombia's coca crop has been expanding by 45% per year since 2013 and reached a recorded high of 171,000 hectares in 2017.

The CEO was honored for "outstanding performance leading the group's extensive portfolio of brands in several countries," said Council of the Americas.

Trump was originally scheduled to make his first trip to Colombia earlier this year during a trip to the Summit of the Americas in Lima. But he abruptly canceled those travel plans at the last minute.

Bogotá was recognized for its "Laboratory of Innovation for Social Organizations” initiative that has helped promote citizen participation.

The visit will be a part of the secretary’s larger trip to South America, including stops in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile.

The Israeli embassy in Colombia asked the Andean nation to "reverse the decision,” expressing that it was both “surprised and very disappointed."