/tags/colombia Colombia en-US WLRN Mon, 26 Aug 2024 21:29:20 GMT /sports/2024-08-26/colombian-football-federation-president-will-not-face-criminal-charges-after-copa-arrest Ramón Jesurún had charges of battering a security guard at the Copa America final dropped more than a month after the Colombian soccer federation president and his son were arrested at the match where hundreds of fans forced their way into Hard Rock Stadium. Mon, 26 Aug 2024 21:29:20 GMT /sports/2024-08-26/colombian-football-federation-president-will-not-face-criminal-charges-after-copa-arrest Alanis Thames | Associated Press /commentary/2024-08-08/venezuela-election-fraud-crisis-maduro-petro-rubio COMMENTARY Coddling apologists on the left and get-tough hardliners on the right loudly insist they have the solution to Venezuela's electoral fraud crisis. They don't. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 11:00:00 GMT /commentary/2024-08-08/venezuela-election-fraud-crisis-maduro-petro-rubio Tim Padgett /americas/2024-08-05/colombias-congress-considers-ban-on-pablo-escobar-souvenirs Souvenirs depicting the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar could be banned in Colombia if legislators approve a bill introduced this week in the nation’s congress. Mon, 05 Aug 2024 19:02:41 GMT /americas/2024-08-05/colombias-congress-considers-ban-on-pablo-escobar-souvenirs Manuel Rueda /americas/2024-07-24/colombian-bullfighters-decry-new-ban-on-the-centuries-old-tradition-and-vow-to-keep-it-alive Sebastián Caqueza says that a new law to ban bullfighting in Colombia in three years will not dampen his passion for the tradition that he has been practicing since has was a small boy. The 33-year-old says he will struggle to make a living as a bullfighter, but vows to do his best to stay in the centuries-old tradition. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 21:00:00 GMT /americas/2024-07-24/colombian-bullfighters-decry-new-ban-on-the-centuries-old-tradition-and-vow-to-keep-it-alive Astrid Súarez | Associated Press /commentary/2024-07-18/a-south-american-soccer-boss-is-arrested-for-assault-how-fitting COMMENTARY The loutish example of soccer bosses like Ramón Jesurún helps explain the hooligan behavior of soccer fans like those who stormed Hard Rock Stadium at the Copa America final. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 11:00:00 GMT /commentary/2024-07-18/a-south-american-soccer-boss-is-arrested-for-assault-how-fitting Tim Padgett /law-justice/2024-07-16/colombia-soccer-federation-president-arrest-copa-america Miami-Dade police say Colombia’s soccer federation president and his son were among 27 people arrested during the crowd control issues that broke out at the Copa America final. Ramón Jesurún and his son Ramon Jamil Jesurun were detained after the event at Hard Rock Stadium and charged. Tue, 16 Jul 2024 13:33:51 GMT /law-justice/2024-07-16/colombia-soccer-federation-president-arrest-copa-america Alanis Thames | Associated Press /americas/2024-07-15/colombia-faces-a-new-problem-too-much-cocaine Even as production surges, domestic and foreign shifts in the global drug industry have devastated many poor Colombians whose livelihoods are tied to cocaine. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:56:50 GMT /americas/2024-07-15/colombia-faces-a-new-problem-too-much-cocaine Genevieve Glatsky | The New York Times /arts-culture/2024-07-09/i-am-la-chiva-colombia-book-palm-beach Karol Hernández's new children’s picture book celebrates community and love for one's homeland. The West Palm Beach resident was inspired by her childhood in Colombia. Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:57:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-07-09/i-am-la-chiva-colombia-book-palm-beach Sherrilyn Cabrera /americas/2024-06-21/chiquita-trial-colombia-terrorist-lawsuit-verdict-auc A pioneering U.S. civil trial judgment against banana giant Chiquita Brands for its actions in Colombia — which helped aid a terrorist group — featured a host of South Florida players. A second trial in West Palm Beach is set to begin next month, and it may not be the last one. Fri, 21 Jun 2024 17:24:37 GMT /americas/2024-06-21/chiquita-trial-colombia-terrorist-lawsuit-verdict-auc Tim Padgett /americas/2024-06-11/chiquita-colombia-civil-war A South Florida jury found the company liable for killings committed by a paramilitary group that was on the banana producer’s payroll. Tue, 11 Jun 2024 19:30:00 GMT /americas/2024-06-11/chiquita-colombia-civil-war Jorge Valencia