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CARICOM, Colombia explore avenues to expand South-South Co-operation
CARICOM and Colombia trade negotiators concluded the second round of negotiations to update the CARICOM-Colombia Trade and Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (TECA), in Bogota, Colombia on September 10, 2025. The negotiations, which took...
Global gold giants: the top 7 regions driving world gold production
Global production continues to be concentrated in a handful of key regions, each with major contributors shaping the global supply chain. According to 2024 production data from the World Gold Council, Africa leads with over 1,000 tonnes, largely...
Suzuki Achieves Accumulated Motorcycle Production of 2 million Units in Colombia
Currently, SMDC exports motorcycles to 6 countries: Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, El Salvador and Chile. Also, in FY2024, SMDC achieved a record annual sales volume of 133,391 units. Suzuki Motor de Colombia S.A. (hereinafter “SMDC”),...

War crimes magistrate wants Colombia to seize assets of companies profiting from Gaza genocide
A magistrate of Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP asked the prosecution to seize assets of companies that profit from Israel’s ongoing genocide in Palestine. Magistrate Caterina Heyck filed a lawsuit in which she urged the prosecution to proceed...

NOVOMATIC to showcase multi-game platform and product line at GAT Bogotá 2025
NOVOMATIC Gaming Colombia is preparing the largest exhibit at GAT Expo Bogotá 2025, where the company will present a new multi-game platform, progressive jackpot solutions, and cabinet models on September 25 at the Hotel Sheraton Bogotá. The...

CARICOM and Colombia wrap negotiations to expand South-South Cooperation
Dominica News Online - Friday, September 12th, 2025 at 1:03 PM Photo: CARICOM CommunicationsNegotiators from CARICOM and Colombia concluded the second round of discussions aimed at revising the CARICOM-Colombia Trade and Economic and Technical...

Turning Denim into Hope: A Solution to Poverty in Colombia
CALI, Colombia — Poverty in Colombia has declined overall, falling from 49.7% in 2002 to 28.2% in 2019. The nation has also recovered after COVID-19, but deep inequalities remain. A person’s birthplace and circumstances still heavily shape their...

River cruise industry poised for further growth
Amidst impressive growth rates already achieved, the river cruise industry continues to hold potential for further expansion, by tapping new source markets through the diversification of its geographic presence and through the implementation of...

Colombia regula la gestión de riesgos ambientales, sociales y climáticos en entidades financieras
Por medio del Proyecto de Circular Externa 0402 de 2025, la Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia (SFC) dio a conocer para comentarios del público, la normativa con la cual busca impartir instrucciones para que las entidades identifiquen y...

Colombia’s Coca Canyon Becomes a Crucible for Petro’s Peace Plan and Washington’s Patience
In the Cañón del Micay, soldiers battle guerrillas while families plant coca to survive. Promised schools and payments to switch crops have stalled, and with U.S. aid under review, Colombia’s flagship experiment in peace and development hangs by a...

Land and Expand: CleanArc Data Centers, Google, Duke Energy, Aligned's ODATA, Fermi America
Land and Expand is a monthly feature at Data Center Frontier highlighting the latest data center development news, including new sites, land acquisitions and campus expansions. Here are some of the new and notable developments from hyperscale and...

Trump poised to decertify Colombia
It appears increasingly likely that the Trump administration will move to "decertify" Colombia as a partner in its fight against global drug trafficking for the first time in 30 years. The upcoming determination, due September 15, could trigger...

Colombia comes calling
Editorial Newsday 15 Minutes Ago Colombian president Gustavo Petro. - UNTIL this week, Gustavo Petro was a name most citizens of this country might not have been familiar with. On September 9, that changed. Colombia’s president waded into our...

The US-Venezuela Confrontation is a Lose-Lose for Energy Markets
American warships are once again patrolling the Caribbean while Venezuelan fighter jets fly overhead. A boat, alleged to be manned by drug smugglers, although this is now widely disputed, was blown up by the US military on September 2nd. The...

River politics and silent disappearances in Buenaventura, Colombia
With plans for port expansion in the industrial city of Buenaventura, Columbia, justice for victims of armed conflict remains unresolved and their memory slipping away under the weight of global capital interests. This article contains graphic...

Dead Witnesses, Disengagement, and Apathy: The State of Anticorruption Efforts in Colombia
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) audits its member countries under the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, issuing recommendations for the faults OECD reviewers discover. Often, these faults consist of legal or political...
Collective Mining Rejects Recent Allegations
Collective Mining said it categorically rejected the “false and misleading” allegations made in a short thesis report published in August. Since Collective was incorporated in 2020, the company said it has conducted its exploration activities on...
Ithete calls for action in green energy sector
The Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy, Natangue Ithete, has urged stakeholders in the green energy sector to move beyond speeches and take concrete action. Natangue Ithete made the remarks during the opening of the Global African Hydrogen...

Energy leadership shifts: Tullow, Adura, Panoro and Meren announce new executives
Four offshore energy companies—Tullow Oil, Adura Energy (a Shell-Equinor joint venture), Panoro Energy and Meren Energy—have announced key executive appointments that reflect a renewed focus on operational excellence, regional growth and energy...

Supergroup Astropical brings an energy-infused Latin American dance party to their California concerts
Summer isn’t over just yet. Thrilling bursts of color, energy, and tropical beats from Colombia and Venezuela come together on stage for a joyful two-hour dance party with thousands of strangers-turned-friends. This is the scene on the Astropical...