Tag: Ivan Duque

• Tuesday, November 26th 2019 - 15:51 UTC

  Teenager, symbol of ongoing protests in Colombia dies of injuries by a teargas canister

  

  A teenager who became a symbol of ongoing protests in Colombia when he was injured by a teargas canister died of his wounds late on Monday, after President Ivan Duque met with unions and business leaders on the fifth straight day of demonstrations.

• Tuesday, November 26th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Colombia expelling 59 Venezuelans arrested during street protests

  

  Colombia said on Monday it was expelling 59 Venezuelans for taking part in street protests, as conservative President Ivan Duque gathered with business and labor leaders in a bid to quell violent anti-government protests.

• Monday, November 25th 2019 - 06:11 UTC

  Colombian president opens national dialogue following unprecedented anti government protests

  

  President Ivan Duque, the target of unprecedented anti-government protests in Colombia, on Sunday opened a national dialogue aimed at assuaging popular anger. Duque, a conservative who is deeply unpopular 18 months after his election, “initiated the social dialogue” with mayors and other officials at 3:00 pm, the presidency said in a statement.

• Thursday, November 7th 2019 - 09:18 UTC

  Colombia's defense minister resigns for not disclosing the death of minors y military operations

  

  Colombia's defense minister has resigned after coming under fire for failing to disclose the deaths of several minors in a military operation. Guillermo Botero submitted his resignation to President Iván Duque on Tuesday evening, citing the current “political circumstances.”

• 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.

• Wednesday, September 4th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Venezuelan military exercises along the Colombian border

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday ordered the armed forces to be on alert for a potential attack by Colombia's government and announced military exercises on the border amid the rearmament of a group of former guerrilla commanders.

• Saturday, August 31st 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Colombia sends “clear message” to dissident FARC: in a raid nine narco-terrorists are killed

  

  Colombian troops killed nine FARC dissidents in a raid on Friday in what the president said was “a clear message” to their leaders who have formally rejected a 2016 peace agreement and announced a return to arms. President Ivan Duque said he had authorized the military operation in rural areas of Colombia's south.

• Friday, August 30th 2019 - 09:53 UTC

  Colombian guerrilla leaders criticize the peace accord and return to the jungle to resume fighting

  

  A former senior commander of the dissolved FARC rebel army in Colombia announced on Thursday he is taking up arms again along with other guerrillas who have distanced themselves from a historic peace accord signed with the government.

• Wednesday, August 28th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Peru and Colombia propose an emergency Amazon basin summit

  

  Peru and Colombia proposed on Tuesday an emergency Amazon summit for countries in the region in order to coordinate a strategy to protect the vast rainforest currently blighted by numerous fires. The Amazon is known as the “planet's lungs” but is suffering from its worst outbreak of fires in years, which has sparked a global outcry.

• Saturday, August 3rd 2019 - 12:42 UTC

  Illegal coca plantations in Colombia down slightly in 2018, but still the world's biggest producer

  

  Illegal coca plantations in Colombia reduced slightly in 2018 but the country remains the world's biggest producer of the primary ingredient in cocaine production, the United Nations said on Friday.