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Washington Projects Its Drug Problem onto Latin America: Narco-State Myth Used to Attack Venezuela
by Roger D. Harris / September 13th, 2025 A big Cadillac limo with Jersey plates was parked down the block. Few locals in East Harlem even owned cars, let alone new ones. Curious, I asked the street kids what’s up. They casually explained that the...
Colombian Vice President With Husband Arrives Abuja On Three-Day Official Visit To Nigeria
The Vice President of the Republic of Colombia, Francia Márquez, and her husband have arrived in Nigeria for a three-day official visit. Accompanied by her spouse, Rafael Yerney Pinillo Ocoró, the Colombian VP was received on arrival at the Nnamdi...

Colombian Vice President Begins Three-Day Official Visit To Nigeria To Hold Bilateral Talks, Sign Economic MoU
Vice President of the Republic of Colombia, Mrs Francia Márquez, on Saturday arrived the nation’s capital, Abuja on a three-day official visit to Nigeria. Accompanied by her spouse, Mr Rafael Yerney Pinillo Ocoró, the Colombian Vice President was...
Colombia’s vice president arrives Abuja on official visit to Nigeria
The Vice President of the Republic of Colombia, Her Excellency Francia Márquez, has arrived in Abuja on a three-day official visit to Nigeria. She was accompanied by her spouse, Mr. Rafael Yerney Pinillo Ocoró, and a high-level delegation...

Colombian Vice-president Arrives In Abuja On Official Visit To Nigeria
Vice President of the Republic of Colombia, Francia Márquez, has arrived in Abuja on a three-day official visit to Nigeria. Accompanied by her spouse, Mr Rafael Yerney Pinillo Ocoró, the Colombian VP was received on arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe...

Colombian Vice President arrives Nigeria to strengthen trade, others ties
The Vice President of the Republic of Colombia, Francia Márquez, on Saturday, arrived in Abuja on a 3-day official visit to Nigeria. Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice...

Colombian Vice-President Begins Three-day Official Visit To Nigeria
* To hold bilateral meeting, sign MoU on economy with his Nigerian counterpart Deji Elumoye in Abuja The Vice-President of the Republic of Colombia, Mrs Francia Márquez, on Saturday arrived the nation’s capital, Abuja on a three-day official visit...

Colombian VP Márquez begins three-day official visit to Nigeria
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The Vice President of Colombia, Francia Márquez, arrived in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, on Saturday for a three-day official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between the two nations. She was...

From MoUs To Markets: Nigeria, Colombia Push Fresh Economic Diplomacy
1 Visa reforms, aviation deals, and renewed talks on agriculture, energy, and technology signal Nigeria’s bid to open new markets with Colombia as a gateway to Latin America, writes NICHOLAS UWERUNONYE. Nigeria’s recent hosting of Colombia’s Vice...
Collective hits new silver-rich greenfield discovery in Colombia
Collective Mining Ltd. [CNL-TSX, CNL-NYSE] has announced assay results for eleven diamond drill holes, which include a new greenfield silver-rich discovery at the company’s multi-target Guayabales Project in Caldas, Colombia. Guayabales is the...

57 Yellow Fever Deaths During Colombia's Outbreak
(Vax-Before-Travel News)The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced that it has updated a Level 2 Travel Health Advisory for the Republic of Colombia due to its yellow fever outbreak. On September 3, 2025, the CDC...

Ecuador faces energy strain despite full reservoirs and Colombian support
Members receive weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Start your subscription today for just $1 for the first month. (Regular subscription options $4.99/month or $42/year/) Click here to subscribe. Concerns grow over...

iciHaiti - Agriculture : Haiti and Colombia strengthen their South-South cooperation
iciHaiti - Agriculture : Haiti and Colombia strengthen their South-South cooperation 03/09/2025 09:28:19 Vernet Joseph, Minister of Agriculture, Ms. Vilma Velasquez Uribe, Consul of Colombia in Port-au-Prince, Jairo Torres Oviedo, Rector of the...

First Metro Train for Bogotá Arrives in Colombia
The long-awaited Bogotá Metro has reached a major milestone. On Tuesday, September 2, the first train of the city’s inaugural metro line arrived at the port of Cartagena after a month-long journey from China. Soon, it will be transported to the...

Man sentenced after fatal drunk driving crash that killed six agricultural workers
Luis Garcia-Diaz during his sentencing. | Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews.com IDAHO FALLS — A 27-year-old man was sentenced to prison Tuesday after causing a crash that killed six people in May 2024. District Judge Dane Watkins Jr. sentenced Luis...

Frontera Energy Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results Amidst CGX Energy Board Overhaul and Guyana Asset Impairment
Frontera Energy Corporation (TSX: FEC) has released its second-quarter financial and operational results for 2025, while simultaneously announcing significant changes to the board of directors of its majority-owned joint venture partner, CGX...

Colombia Secures Release Of 33 Soldiers Kidnapped By Armed Civilians
Nearly three dozen Colombian soldiers who were abducted by armed civilians in the country’s southeast have been freed, Defence Minister Pedro Sánchez confirmed on Thursday. The soldiers, 33 in total, were kidnapped on August 25 during an operation...

Tech offers path to transform Puerto Rico’s agriculture
Agri-tech is increasingly seen as essential to building a sustainable and cost-effective future for agriculture. (Credit: Suwin Puengsamrong/Dreamstime) Puerto Rico’s agriculture has long been defined by small and medium-size farmers, many of whom...

Expo Acero Santiago 2025 brings steel industry leaders
Santiago de los Caballeros.- The third edition of Expo Acero Santiago 2025 will open on Friday, September 5, at the UTESA Dominican Convention and Culture Center, with the opening ceremony led by Vice President Raquel Peña Nieto. The event will...

US Coffee Prices Soar 21% in August Amid Tariff Impact
In August, the United States saw a notable rise in coffee prices in retail: the annual increase of almost 21% was the strongest since October 1997, according to the updated Consumer Price Index. On a monthly basis, prices jumped 4%, the highest in...