Second Suspect Extradited from Colombia in 2023 Killing of New Jersey Teacher
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Leiner Miranda Lopez, the second suspect in the 2023 killing of Luz Hernandez, a New Jersey kindergarten teacher and mother of three, has been extradited from Colombia and…
Colombia awards infrastructure project worth $674.5 million to Spain’s Sacyr
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government on Wednesday awarded a project worth 3.25 trillion pesos ($674.5 million) to Spanish engineering firm Sacyr for reconstructing and maintaining the Dique Canal, the National Infrastructure Agency…
Colombia could be open to buying Venezuela’s Monomeros -Finance Minister
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia could be open to buying Venezuelan fertilizer maker Monomeros, Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo said on Wednesday, at a time when higher fertilizer prices have contributed to inflationary…
Colombia to launch military operation against armed groups on border
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia will launch a military offensive against illegal armed groups operating in border areas, and it is seeking collaboration from neighbors, Interior Minister Alfonso Prada said on Monday. The…
Colombia, ELN rebels invite three more countries to help with peace talks
By Vivian Sequera and Luis Jaime Acosta CARACAS/BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government and leftist guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN) said on Friday they have agreed to invite Brazil, Chile and…
Colombia attorney general investigating failed public offer for Nutresa shares
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s attorney general opened an investigation into a failed public offer for shares of the country’s largest food processor Nutresa, the attorney general’s office reported Thursday evening. Abu Dhabi-based…
Colombia finance minister opens door to international financing
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo on Thursday opened the door to possible financing in international markets for the Andean country, if the recent trend in falling borrowing costs…
Colombia economy grew 7% in Q3, beating expectations
By Carlos Vargas and Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia’s economy grew 7% in the third quarter compared to a year earlier, the government’s DANE statistics agency said on Tuesday, driven by…
Tampa Man Sentenced To More Than 21 Years In Prison For Producing And Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material And Engaging In Child Sex Tourism In Colombia
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Hugo Espinosa Chavez (59, Tampa) to 21 years and 10 months’ imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for using…
Colombia rate rises may last longer than expected -central bank
BOGOTA (Reuters) – The technical team of Colombia’s central bank on Wednesday predicted rate rises will continue beyond what the market expects, citing higher inflationary pressures, excess demand and depreciation of the…
Suspension of oil exploration in Colombia would be high risk -fiscal paneld
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Income derived from hydrocarbon exploration and production in Colombia is key to the country’s financial stability and its trade balance, its fiscal rule committee said on Monday, and suspension…
Suspension of oil exploration in Colombia would be high risk -fiscal paneld
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Income derived from hydrocarbon exploration and production in Colombia is key to the country’s financial stability and its trade balance, its fiscal rule committee said on Monday, and suspension…
Colombia central bank likely to raise rate to 11% on high inflation
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s central bank is likely to raise borrowing costs to 11% on Friday at its penultimate meeting of the year, in tandem with policymakers around the…
Colombia urged to push human rights in renewed relationship with Venezuela
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia could use its restored diplomatic relations with Venezuela to help curb human rights violations in its neighbor, advocacy group Human Rights Watch said in a letter to Colombian…
Colombia central bank will raise rate to 11%
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s central bank board will raise the benchmark interest rate at its meeting next week, which is likely its penultimate increase in a cycle meant to…
Colombia to keep fighting drugs, criminal groups amid drive for total peace
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s security forces will keep up their offensive against drug traffickers and illegal armed groups, even as President Gustavo Petro pushes for “total peace” in…
Colombia ELN rebel group peace talks delegation set for Caracas
(Refiles to correct paragraph 8 spelling of “Petro”) BOGOTA (Reuters) -A delegation from Colombia’s National Liberation Army (ELN) traveled to Venezuela for what the leftist rebel group said could be a new…
In Colombia, land occupations raise tensions and spook investors
By Nelson Bocanegra CORINTO, Colombia (Reuters) – A machete slung across his chest, sugarcane worker Aldemar Moreno guards the entrance to the farm where he has been employed for 23 years, ready…
Colombia central bank hikes borrowing costs to 10%, raises 2022 GDP estimate
By Nelson Bocanegra and Carlos Vargas BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s central bank board raised the benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 10% on Thursday, as inflation pressures and domestic consumption…
Colombia 12-month inflation to hit 11.25% in September, bring more rate rises
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – Inflation in Colombia will have risen once again in September, sending full-year expectations for 2022 and 2023 upward and pressuring the central bank to extend rate…
Colombia gov’t agrees to ease tax changes to oil, mining
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government agreed on Monday to modify a tax reform proposal under debate in congress and continue to allow oil and mining companies to deduct royalty payments from their…
Market split on Colombia central bank’s next rate decision
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – Analysts are split between those who expect Colombia’s central bank to moderately raise its benchmark interest rate next week and others who foresee a hike in…
Round Rock Man Arrested for Traveling to Republic of Colombia to Have Sex with Minors
AUSTIN – A Round Rock man was arrested today in Round Rock on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place. According to…
Colombia August inflation forecast to rise amid food, housing cost pressures: Reuters poll
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s inflation is forecast to have shown further upward growth in August, a Reuters poll revealed on Thursday, as consumer prices rose on food and housing…
Colombia government will seek to raise 2023 budget by $2.28 billion, says finance minister
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s leftist government will ask lawmakers to increase the 2023 budget by 10 trillion pesos ($2.28 billion) so it can up spending on social programs, Finance Minister Jose Antonio…
Colombia oil, tourism industries warn tax reform may have negative impact
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Representatives of Colombia’s oil, mining and tourism industries told opposition lawmakers on Monday a $5.7 billion tax reform proposed by the government of leftist President Gustavo Petro could put…
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