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3 weeks ago | 
latinamericareports.com | Alfie Pannell |Emily Hart |Salomé Beyer Vélez |Sophie Foggin
Infamous drug lord Carlos Lehder was freed Monday after being arrested in Colombia on charges of arms and narcotics trafficking last Friday, March 28. The Colombian Attorney General’s office had guaranteed in a letter that the co-founder of the Medellín Cartel would not face charges upon returning to the country after 38 years, but customs officers detained him under a judge’s order.
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4 weeks ago | 
latinamericareports.com | Alfie Pannell |Salomé Beyer Vélez
As Colombia experiences new waves of armed conflict, President Gustavo Petro has increasingly pointed the finger at an unlikely actor: Mexican cartels.
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1 month ago | 
elnacional.com | Salomé Beyer Vélez
La ONG Asociación de Protección Animal Mi Mejor Amigo acudió a las redes sociales el 12 de octubre de 2021 para denunciar el brutal desollamiento de un cachorro de seis meses en la localidad de Saboyá, Boyacá, en el noreste de Colombia. «S.O.S. Nos quedamos sin palabras. Un drogadicto atacó a este cachorro y lo despellejó. Desde entonces no había recibido atención médica. Ahora lo hemos rescatado, pero por favor no nos dejen solos.
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1 month ago | 
latintimes.com | Salomé Beyer Vélez
Venture capital (VC) investment in Latin America is seemingly bouncing back. The current scenario follows a roller-coaster ride that saw a sharp decline in 2022 after pandemic boon. VC funding into startups in the region hit a record in 2021, a figure that sharply dropped to the next year, according to data from business intelligence firm Crunchbase. It continued to fall in 2023, clocking in at $2.9 billion.
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1 month ago | 
thebogotapost.com | Salomé Beyer Vélez
Colombia has consistently maintained its position in recent years as one of Latin America’s fastest-growing economies, unequivocally supported by a thriving and innovative business ecosystem. The country’s economy grew by 1.9% in 2024, a growth that is to be maintained in 2025, with the Council of the Americas forecasting set at 2.6%, well ahead of the regional average.
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1 month ago | 
latinamericareports.com | Elizabeth Bratton |Tamara Davison |Sophie Foggin |Salomé Beyer Vélez
The Chilean government was forced to declare a state of emergency on Tuesday after the majority of the country was left without electricity for over eight hours. At 3:16 PM local time, a transmission cable failed, leaving 98% of the country without power. According to the National Electricity Coordinator (CEN), the malfunction cut was caused by a “disconnection” in the affected cable.
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1 month ago | 
thebogotapost.com | Salomé Beyer Vélez
Several business associations and government agencies have highlighted the dynamic trends experienced by the sector, although data remains negative in 2025. For one, the Colombian National Business Association (ANDI) noted that the country’s industry remained contracted for the second consecutive year in 2024, characterized by less private investment and resulting in a sales and production drop set at -1.9%.
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1 month ago | 
latinamericareports.com | Salomé Beyer Vélez |Michael Krumholtz
Cúcuta, a northeastern Colombian city on the border with Venezuela, woke up to five explosions on February 20. The National Liberation Army (ELN), the country’s largest active rebel insurgency, days later claimed responsibility for the attacks. “In response to the counterinsurgency plan to exterminate the ELN… we inform the public of this report of the war carried out in the cities and metropolitan areas of Colombia,” the ELN claimed on February 24 via Antorcha Estéreo, the group’s radio station.
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1 month ago | 
latinamericareports.com | Isabella Lapadula |Salomé Beyer Vélez
Upon taking office on January 20, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order which immediately halted all United States Agency for International Development (USAID) programs.
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2 months ago | 
latinamericareports.com | Alfie Pannell |Sophie Foggin |Salomé Beyer Vélez
At an abandoned airstrip in Tibú, a town in Colombia’s northeastern Catatumbo region, Jaime Botero dons a bright Hawaiian shirt and shorts. Surrounded by family and colleagues, the president of the local Association of Communal Action Boards (ASOJUNTAS) explains that the town of roughly 50,000 has reached a tense calm after weeks of violent conflict. Since January 16, clashes between rival armed groups in the region have triggered Colombia’s worst humanitarian crisis in decades.
