Tag: <span>Coca</span>
September 23, 2015 > Staff
Colombia Announces Shift in Anti-Coca Policy
Top Story — Colombia’s government on Tuesday announced it would increase its on-the-ground efforts to curb cocaine production following the end of a U.S. aerial fumigation program in May. The […] Read More >
May 5, 2015 > Staff
Report: Colombian Coca Cultivation Increased in 2014 After 6 Years in Decline
Top Story — The rate of coca cultivation for cocaine production has increased in Colombia for the first time in seven years, according to a new White House report that […] Read More >
September 20, 2011 > Staff
Bolivia’s Morales Asks UNASUR To Decertify The United States
Today in Latin America Top Story — Bolivian President Evo Morales on Monday said that the regional South American bloc UNASUR (the Union of South American Nations) should “decertify” the […] Read More >
July 19, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Bolivia Arrests Journalist For Selling Video Critical Of Evo Morales
Bolivian authorities detained a journalist yesterday for allegedly selling a documentary that disrespected President Evo Morales. Richard Romero Cossío, a journalist from the city of Santa Cruz who was selling […] Read More >
June 23, 2010 > Andrew OReilly
Peru Becomes World’s Top Coca Leaf Producer; Colombia Remains Largest Cocaine Manufacturer
Once synonymous with cocaine, Colombia has lost the title of world’s leading producer of coca leaf to its Andean neighbor Peru, according to a United Nations Office on Drugs and […] Read More >