Countries will name new ambassadors when Colombia’s President-elect Gustavo Petro takes office next month, officials say. Colombia and Venezuela will appoint new ambassadors in their respective capitals when Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro takes office next month, authorities said, in an effort to rebuild diplomatic relations after years of tension. That fuelled tensions between the neighbours, with Colombia’s outgoing President Ivan …
CNN — Two Venezuelan mayors are in hot water after marking the houses of potential Covid-19 patients with warning signs – a measure that has been harshly criticized by civil rights NGOs and has prompted an investigation by Venezuela’s attorney general. A photo posted by mayor’s office in the neighboring city of San Felipe also showed local officers standing next …
Colombia's President On Amnesty For Venezuelans: 'We Want To Set An Example' Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Wilson/Getty Images Mark Wilson/Getty Images Colombian President Iván Duque has won praise from the Biden administration, the United Nations and Pope Francis for his decision last month to provide temporary legal status to undocumented migrants from neighboring Venezuela. Colombia's open-door approach contrasts …
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia said Monday it will register hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants and refugees currently in the country without papers, in a bid to provide them with legal residence permits and facilitate their access to health care and legal employment opportunities. President Ivan Duque said that through a new temporary protection statute, Venezuelan migrants who are in …