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Colombian Chocolate Maker Tackles EU Deforestation Rules Through Traceability Push
Cordillera Chocolate and industry intelligence platform CocoaRadar will host a webinar on October 29 examining how traceability systems can transform cocoa supply chains beyond mere regulatory compliance. The 90-minute online session comes as...
Owner: Roger Agambire Agana
Guyana-Suriname business conference focuses on regional prosperity
Photo via IBC facebook The third annual International Business Conference opened yesterday at the Guyana Marriott hotel with calls for deeper collaboration among regional enterprises, as local and foreign participants explore ways to turn Guyana’s...
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From Colombia to Florida: Latinos Salon & Barber
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Forty years ago, Janeth Roldan left Colombia in search of opportunity and a better life for her mother. Not long after arriving in the U.S., she discovered a passion for barbering. Chasing her American dream, Roldan...
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Mexico and Colombia’s drug cartels learn art of modern warfare on the front lines of Ukraine
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Irish Independent
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Gang members are infiltrating Ukraine’s defence forces to pick up drone skills and then selling that information to the highest bidder Decked out with an obstacle course of hoops and window frames to practise flying drones, it has trained some of...
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Mundial Sub-20: Argentina vs. Colombia, por las semifinales: previa, alineaciones, horarios y cómo ver por TV e internet
Por Federico Leiva, CNN en Español El Mundial Sub-20 tendrá un finalista sudamericano. Argentina y Colombia se verán las caras este miércoles en el Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Pradanos ubicado en Santiago de Chile. Albicelestes y cafeteros...
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Attack in Bogotá Hits Two Venezuelan Activists Fleeing Maduro Persecution
In what Colombian authorities have described as a hitman-style attack, or sicariato, Venezuelan human rights and LGBTQ+ activist Yendri Velásquez and political consultant Luis Peche were shot multiple times from a vehicle on Monday in Bogotá at...
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Sonesta’s Strategic Alliance with AKEN Hotels & Resorts Expands to Colombia
NEWTON, MA – Sonesta International Hotels Corporation (Sonesta) today announced the addition of a Colombian hotel to its distribution channels as part of its strategic alliance with AKEN Hotels & Resorts (AKEN). Effective immediately, the Bio...
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¿Qué sabemos sobre el atentado contra dos activistas venezolanos en Bogotá que conmociona a Colombia?
Por CNN en Español Dos ciudadanos venezolanos fueron heridos el lunes en un atentado con armas de fuego en el barrio Los Cedros, ubicado en Bogotá, la capital de Colombia. Según autoridades y organizaciones de derechos humanos, los dos heridos son...
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Hit-style shooting of Venezuelan activists in Colombia fuels fear of wider persecution by Maduro
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
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Business United Press International Chile, Brazil lead AI development in Latin America, report says
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Yahoo News
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Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Chile topped the Latin American Artificial Intelligence Index 2025 for the second consecutive year with 70.5 points, followed by Brazil with 67.3 and Uruguay with 62.3 in a ranking that evaluates AI development in 19 countries...
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Bogotá-based Gómez Rodríguez & Asociados joins Alliott Global Alliance
Gómez Rodríguez & Asociados, a professional services firm from Bogotá, has become a member of Alliott Global Alliance. Led by partners with Big Four experience, Gómez Rodríguez & Asociados offers a wide range of services in areas such as...
Colombian Officials Report Attack On Venezuelan Activist, Political Adviser In Bogota
Home South America Colombian Officials Report Attack On Venezuelan Activist, Political Adviser In Bogota Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado condemned the attack on social media and said the two men had been targeted by the...
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Latin America: Prometeo to Offer Agentic Banking
October 14, 2025 @ 8:21 am By JD Alois Fintech Prometeo says it is poised to offer Agentic Banking in Latin America. Prometio is a banking software platform, reporting over 1500 connections to 1200 financial institutions in eleven countries. The...
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UK is delaying Revolut’s banking license over risk management concerns
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Yahoo Finance
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Image Credits:Revolut U.K. fintech Revolut has hit yet another roadblock to its longstanding mission of becoming a real bank in its home country: Its full banking license is on hold because the country’s central bank is concerned over whether the...
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COLOMBIA: ATTACK ON VENEZUELAN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER CONDEMNED
In response to the attack suffered today, October 13, by Venezuelan human rights defender and asylum seeker Yendri Velásquez, along with another Venezuelan-Colombian activist in Bogotá, Amnesty International stated: “We strongly condemn the attack...
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Society for Audiovisual Heritage Launches Latam Classics Label at the Lumière Film Festival’s International Classic Film Market (EXCLUSIVE)
The Buenos Aires-based Society for Audiovisual Heritage has launched the dedicated label Latam Classics at the Lumiere Film Festival’s International Classic Film Market (MIFC) in Lyon. The new Latin Classics label is dedicated to the promotion and...
Owner: Jay Penske
Colombia: Venezuelan activists attacked in targeted shooting
Two Venezuelan activists were shot and injured in the Colombian capital Bogota on Monday in what local authorities suspect was a targeted, hitman-style attack. Yendri Velasquez, a human rights and LGBTQ+ activist, and Luis Peche, a political...
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From childhood dreams to business reality: How this Staten Islander is creating a community for dogs
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Jj Forlenza wants to make her credo clear: “I’m not in this for the money. I’m in this for the dogs,” she said. Forlenza recently launched her own business, blackdog doghaus, a dog daycare center in Tottenville that...
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Jose Maria Rancano on Slalom’s growth ambitions in the Mexican market
Last year, Slalom announced bold growth plans in the Mexican market. Jose Maria Rancano, the company’s General Manager for Mexico, discusses the firm’s ambitions, progress to date, and what can be expected in the period ahead. How would you...
Colombian Central Bank Holds Key Interest Rate at 9.25% for Fourth Consecutive Time
The Board of Directors of the Banco de la República (Banrep) opted to hold its benchmark interest rate steady at 9.25% for the fourth consecutive meeting, a decision that aligns with the majority consensus among financial analysts. The decision,...
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