Tag: Colombia

Friday, May 23rd 2014 - 11:52 UTC
Santos-Uribe rivalry has turned the presidential campaign into a mudslinging contest

Accusations of bribes from drug traffickers, spying and email hacking have turned Colombia’s presidential election into an ugly slugfest that has further polarized a country trying to emerge from its violent past.
Thursday, May 22nd 2014 - 00:35 UTC
OAS deploys observers in Colombia for Sunday’s presidential election

Former President of Costa Rica, José María Figueres, has begun the deployment of 64 international experts and observers in Colombia ahead of the country’s presidential election on Sunday May 25.
Monday, May 19th 2014 - 07:58 UTC
Calls for Colombian opposition presidential candidate to quit over spying

A candidate in Colombia's presidential elections next Sunday has called on the leading opposition candidate, Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, to quit the race after new video evidence of spying by his campaign consultant on peace talks with leftist rebels.
Saturday, May 17th 2014 - 08:55 UTC
Another chapter of Colombia peace talks closed; FARC admits links with the drug trade

Colombia's government and FARC rebels announced on Friday an agreement to jointly combat illicit drug trade in the country as part of a six-point peace plan. The deal comes ahead of May 25 elections in the country and is an implicit admission of the guerrillas' links with the drug trade.
Thursday, May 8th 2014 - 04:38 UTC
Colombian May 25 presidential candidates suffer severe credibility blows

Just three weeks before Colombia’s presidential election begins, President Juan Manuel Santos’ re-election campaign has been hit by yet another blow. His chief campaign strategist J.J. Rendón resigned on Monday night amid controversial allegations that he took 12 million dollars from some of Colombia’s top drug lords in exchange for helping to negotiate their surrender with positive terms.
Thursday, April 24th 2014 - 07:10 UTC
Paraguay moving closer to Pacific Alliance; expects invitation for summit in Mexico

A top Paraguayan official will be travelling to Colombia to establish 'closer links' with the Pacific Alliance and advance with the country's full membership request. Paraguay currently with observer status is also waiting for the official invitation to participate in the Pacific Alliance summit scheduled for 22 June in Mexico.
Thursday, April 17th 2014 - 22:09 UTC
OAS Secretary General Insulza: “García Márquez Raised Latin American Literature to Global Heights”

José Miguel Insulza, today expressed his “deep sorrow over the death of Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian and Latin American author, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, primordial figure of the most prolific and brilliant generation of authors our continent has ever seen, who raised the literature of Latin America to global heights.”
Monday, April 7th 2014 - 20:20 UTC
Argentina and Colombia with the hottest and sexiest women in the world

Argentina and Colombia are among the countries with the hottest and sexiest women in the world according to the TargetMap, an internet site that works with all sort of data, surveys and tendencies displayed on maps.
Saturday, April 5th 2014 - 04:18 UTC
Antipersonnel mines day: Central America cleared; in Colombia rebels continue planting them

OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza participated on Friday in Colombia in a ceremony commemorating the International Day against Antipersonnel Mines, where he described the effort and commitment of OAS to eradicate the scourge and bring rehabilitation to survivors as a “high priority.”
Monday, March 31st 2014 - 19:42 UTC
Uruguay and Peru in line for a possible upgrading, according to Moody's

Uruguay and Peru are the first Latin American countries in line for a possible credit rating hike by Moody's Investors Service, at a moment when sovereign upgrades are expected to become more scarce in the region, a senior analyst with the ratings firm said.