By: Staff Writer March 18, 2022 The upcoming Colombian presidential elections has more to do about Venezuela than it may do with Colombia itself as a charismatic leftist politician with…
Category: COLOMBIA
OAS Electoral Observation Mission for the Legislative Elections in Colombia Begins Deployment
March 8, 2022 The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the March 13 legislative elections in Colombia began its deployment today. Headed by the former…
Colombia to Host XII Week of Citizen Security and Justice
February 22, 2022 The government of the Republic of Colombia, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and strategic partners, including the National Police of Colombia (PNC), Colombia’s University of Los Andes…
Report to the Permanent Council: MAPP/OAS Calls for Strengthening Electoral and Security Guarantees for Citizen Participation in Colombia
February 4, 2022 The Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia of the Organization of American States (MAPP/OAS) delivered to the OAS Permanent Council its thirty-first semi-annual report, corresponding…
CAUGHT! Colombia’s most wanted drug lord captured at long last
By: Staff Writer October 26, 2021 Colombia’s most notorious drug lord, Dairo Antonio Usuga, aka “Otoniel” was captured in a major drug bust linked to that of the one that…
Colombia to boost digital transformation of justice with $500M IDB support
June 11, 2021 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a credit line of up to $500 million to support the digital transformation of Colombia’s justice system, promoting an integrated…
Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on Indiscriminate Operations by the Venezuelan Army and Criminal/Terrorist Organisations on the Border with Colombia
April 23, 2021 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) rejects the terms of the notes that the Venezuelan dictatorship has sent to the United Nations Security…
IDB To Approve $1.25bn for Colombia in 2021
March 23, 2021 At its 2021 Annual Meeting, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) signed a commitment with the government of Colombia to provide the country with $1.25bn in assistance in…
Coast Guard admiral talks about human trafficking from Bahamas, drug trafficking and policing South Florida waters
From: The Orlando Sun Sentinel January 5, 2020 Top U.S. Coast Guard officer warns against cocaine smuggling from Colombia and Venezuela and sees human trafficking from The Bahamas as a…
Puerto Rico and Colombia are at risk for cell phone hacks from China too, says security expert in a warning!
By: Staff Writer December 25, 2020 Telecommunications providers in the Spanish speaking Caribbean and Central American region are being hacked into by Chinese agents too, says security expert. Gary Miller,…