The Colombian government has averted the rice farmers strike planned for March 19 by agreeing, early Thursday morning, to implement price controls to protect the industry’s profitability. The central point of…
Ivan Marquez, lead negotiator for the FARC, on Wednesday expressed his thanks to Nicholas Maduro, acting president of Venezuela, for continuing the “fundamental support” that Chavez offered to the peace…
Former President Alvaro Uribe’s chief of staff, gained his liberty after a stint in jail for accusations of involvement in the illegal wiretapping of Supreme Court justices, journalists, human rights…
An ambush by Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, the FARC, has on Tuesday left two policemen dead in southwestern Colombia. Responding to a call in the area the police patrol suffered…
A young Medellin artist installed hundreds of large maroon posters with a terse message throughout the city center, provoking diverse reactions to the biggest piece of news in Latin America:…
A Colombian senator implicated in the Bogota corruption scandal of 2010 was stripped of power by the Council of State, officially barring him from holding office for 20 years. The…
According to local and international experts, a significant hurdle stands between thousands of displaced Colombians and the land they seek to reclaim: landmines. “One of the biggest obstacles facing the…
The Colombian Constitutional Court on Monday reasserted its support for gay rights in response to a reactionary appeal raised by the Inspector General. In May of 2012, Colombia’s inspector general sought to…
A letter to Colombia’s President signed by five Colombian NGOs has condemned the land restitution law for containing bureaucratic hurdles which has effectively prevented thousands of displaced families from regaining…