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#21N, the strike as seen from Bogotá

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Richard

Some thoughts on Bogotá’s #21N protests #21N was an overwhelmingly peaceful march until some idiots tried to steal the narrative. #21N matters as did the nighttime cacerolazo which took back the narrative from the violent agitators. President Duque’s late night … Continue reading →

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Colombia Calling nominated for Latin Podcast Awards 2018

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Richard

I am humbled, honoured and thrilled to share with you all that the Colombia Calling podcast has been nominated in several categories in the 2018 Latin Podcast Awards.   We were asked to submit a recent episode upon which to … Continue reading →

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Chapter 1: The Mompós Project

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Richard

So, in my quest for an editor/ agent/ publisher, I have gone ahead and published Chapter 1 of my novel on Medium. The working title at the moment, which will be familiar to readers of this blog, is of course: … Continue reading →

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Colombia’s Carousel of Corruption

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Richard

I wanted to call this Colombia’s merry-go-round of corruption, but I found it to be too well-meaning and therefore taking away from the seriousness of the issue. Colombia is currently in the grips of startling revelations of illegal pay-outs, under … Continue reading →

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