Kimberly-Clark Colombia receives $10M fine in 2nd price-fixing scandal this year
Colombia’s Superintendency for Industry and Trade fined multinational Kimberly-Clark and two...
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Tribunal approves Colombia’s bid to extend Drummond contract
A Colombian high tribunal on Thursday approved the government’s bid to extend for up to 30...
Colombian mining town documentary to compete in Cartagena film festival
A documentary on a traditional Colombian mining town is set to compete in the upcoming 54th Annual...
Multinational grabs Colombia land through loophole in property laws: Oxfam report
Cargill International, the world’s largest agricultural commodities trader, used a network...
Cartagena oil refinery strike ends after wage agreement
A union-led work stoppage at one of Colombia’s largest oil refineries, located in the...
Colombia lawyer takes on multinational mining companies
An environmental lawyer who has already helped several towns ban mining in their territory, on Monday said he will help create a provincial assembly in western Colombia with more powers to exclude mining. Juan Ceballos, a lawyer...
Colombia miners face uncertainty after natural park ruling
Miners with claims to territory in northern Colombia face an uncertain future after a 27,911-acre area in the region was deemed a protected nature reserve. Uncertainty swelled after the Regional Corporation for the Defense of...
NGO warns of land grab by multinationals in Colombia
Colombia’s land is being stockpiled by multinational companies, which could lead to greater rural poverty, claims NGO Oxfam. A report by British non-governmental organization Oxfam describes the aggressive land acquisition...
