SHOCKING: 39 - What They Never Told You

‘I live in fear’: can Colombia’s new president ease violence at the border?

As armed groups prosper, local residents put hopes Gustavo Petro’s pledge to normalise relations with Venezuela

The Guardian - US · Aug 24, 2022

Colombia's Petro open to negotiating proposed tax reform

Colombia's government is open to negotiations to strengthen a proposed tax reform bill it has sent to the Andean country's congress, President Gustavo Petro told business leaders on Tuesday.

Reuters · Aug 23, 2022

Colombia will guarantee asylum, Petro says, after Venezuela urges extradition

Colombia will guarantee the right to asylum and refuge, President Gustavo Petro said late on Monday, after a high-ranking Venezuelan lawmaker urged the extradition of his party's political opposition from Colombia.

Reuters · Aug 23, 2022

Colombia's Petro replaces military commanders in human rights drive

Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Friday designated new commanders for the military and the police, saying he chose the officials because they have not been accused of corruption or human rights violations.

Reuters · Aug 12, 2022

Colombian government and ELN rebels meet in Havana to restart peace talks

Government pledges ‘judicial and political steps’ to enable talks to resume with nation’s last guerrillas broken off three years ago

The Guardian - US · Aug 12, 2022

Colombia and ELN rebels begin moving to restart peace talks

Colombia’s new government and members of the nation's last guerrilla group are moving toward restarting peace talks that were suspended three years ago in Cuba

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2022

Colombia says ELN rebels to take steps to restart peace talks

Colombia's ELN guerrilla group will take the necessary steps to restart peace talks, the new government's peace commissioner said on Friday.

Reuters · Aug 12, 2022

Venezuela opposition leader Guaido in "informal" meetings with Colombia's govt

CARACAS - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has held "informal meetings" with members of newly elected Colombian President Gustavo Petro's government, he said on Friday.

Reuters · Aug 12, 2022

Colombia advances towards restarting peace talks with ELN

Colombia hopes to restart peace talks with leftist guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Cuba, the country's Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva said in the Cuban capital, Havana, on Thursday.

Reuters · Aug 11, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Colombia Is About To Legalize Cannabis - And Exports May Land On Your Doorstep Soon, This CEO Says

Andres Fajardo is the CEO of Clever Leaves Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: CLVR), one of the largest cannabis companies with operations in Canada, Colombia, Germany, Portugal and the United States.

Benzinga · Aug 9, 2022