Colombia Removes DANE Statistics Chief After 26 Days
Colombia dismissed DANE director Ricardo Valencia Ramírez on 14 September, 26 days after appointing him. The law allowed it.
September 15, 2026Section
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Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso — September 15, 2026
Colombia's COLCAP closed 2,588.25, down 0.06%, while the peso slipped to 3,103.10 per dollar. Read why oil, Fed nerves and...
September 15, 2026
The Right of Reply Belongs to Colombia’s Opposition Parties, Not to Gustavo Petro Himself
Colombia wrote the rule in 2018 to shield opposition parties from presidential television. It gives the airtime to parties, and...
September 14, 2026
Colombia’s Universities Protocol Would Send Police Onto Campus, Breaking a Century-Old Line
Latin American campuses have been off limits to police for a century, by custom rather than statute. Colombia is about...
September 14, 2026
Colombia’s US$326 Million Road Package for Chocó Would Be Paid For by Companies, Not the State
Half would be tax that companies build with instead of paying. The other half is hoped-for private investment. Neither half...
September 14, 2026
Alias Pinocho Gets One Week to Surrender, and No Deal in Return
He asked for a law guaranteeing his terms. The government said there are no negotiations, no delays and no demands,...
September 14, 2026
De la Espriella and the Gilinski Group: What the Record Shows
A bank loan to the campaign, 133 unlabelled videos on a magazine the same family owns, and a cabinet appointment....
September 14, 2026
Pataz Massacre Suspect Filmed Drinking in a Colombian Prison
The man accused of ordering thirteen killings in a Peruvian gold district appears on film raising a glass, with two...
September 14, 2026
Colombia Puts Three Clan del Golfo Bosses Back on the Wanted List
Three men were untouchable because they sat at a negotiating table. The president ended the talks, and prosecutors acted the...
September 14, 2026