Tag: Bogotá

• Monday, October 28th 2019 - 06:30 UTC

  First woman elected mayor of Bogotá, defeats long tradition of Colombian male political elite

  

  Claudia Lopez, a symbol of the fight against corruption in Colombia, on Sunday became the first woman to be elected mayor of the capital Bogota.

• Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 19:16 UTC

  Colombia: Plane crash leaves a dozen dead

  

  A DC-3 model aircraft with registration number HK2494 that had been declared in emergency fell on Saturday to land in the center-east of Colombia after not finding where to land, local media reported.

• Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 10:50 UTC

  US imposes more sanctions to Maduro's allies; calls on Mexico and Uruguay to recognize Guaidó as president

  

  The United States targeted Venezuela's government with new sanctions on Monday and called on allies to freeze the assets of its state-owned oil company PDVSA after deadly violence blocked aid from reaching the crisis-hit country during the weekend.

• Monday, February 25th 2019 - 09:31 UTC

  Vice president Mike Pence to announce “clear actions” on Venezuela

  

  US Vice President Mike Pence is set to announce “concrete steps” and “clear actions” to address the Venezuela crisis when he meets this Monday with regional leaders in Bogota, Colombia, a senior US administration official said.

• Thursday, November 8th 2018 - 17:58 UTC

  Former Ecuadorean President Correa ordered to stand trial on kidnapping charges

  

  Ecuadorean Judge Daniela Camacho Thursday ruled that former President Rafael Correa (2007-2017) is to stand trial for his alleged inolvement in the kidnapping of politician Fernando Balda in 2012 in Bogotá.

• Thursday, August 30th 2018 - 08:29 UTC

  Migrants returning to Venezuela following Maduro's promise of jobs

  

  A group of Venezuelan migrants has returned home from Peru at the expense of Nicolas Maduro's government. Facing an exodus from Venezuela, Maduro had proclaimed his countrymen “won't be slaves to anyone in the world.”

• Wednesday, June 13th 2018 - 08:30 UTC

  Opinion polls confirm Duque as winner in Colombia's presidential runoff

  

  Right wing candidate Ivan Duque looks set to win Colombia’s presidential run-off on June 17, two polls published on Friday indicated, as he held on to his long-running lead over leftist Gustavo Petro.

• Monday, March 12th 2018 - 09:08 UTC

  Uribe protegé Duque, and ex Bogotá mayor dominate Colombia's legislative elections

  

  Right-wing candidate Ivan Duque and leftist Gustavo Petro will lead their respective coalitions in Colombia’s May presidential election after winning primaries on Sunday. Duque, a protégé of former President Alvaro Uribe and the standard bearer for the Democratic Center party, beat fellow candidates Marta Lucia Ramirez and Alejandro Ordonez for his coalition’s nomination. He got more than 3.9 million votes and 96% of the votes counted.

• Monday, February 5th 2018 - 09:02 UTC

  Scotiabank takes over Citi´s consumer and small business operations in Colombia

  

  Citibank has sold its Colombian consumer and small business operations to Banco Colpatria Multibanca Colpatria S.A, the Colombian subsidiary of leading Canadian financial institution Scotiabank. Citibank operations in Colombia include 500,000 customers, 47 branches, and 424 self-service access points in Colombia. The deal also includes “assumption by Banco Colpatria of Citibank’s workforce,” according to Scotiabank.

• Saturday, August 31st 2013 - 17:46 UTC

  Santos orders troops to patrol Bogotá as farm-protest reaches the capital

  

  President Juan Manuel Santos ordered troops to patrol Bogota and Colombia's highways on Friday, after violent protests in support of striking farmworkers left two dead.