The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Colombian government both expressed concern over a Colombian Constitutional Court ruling that could halt the suspension of criminal cases against former paramilitaries…
Colombia’s Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez denied accusations from former President Alvaro Uribe that the Supreme Court pressured Ordoñez to rule against government officials, reports El Espectador. The ex-president said that the Supreme Court had…
Ecuador’s Security Minister Miguel Carvajal complains that the 35,000 hectares of coca cultivation on the Colombian side of the border have a huge impact on his country, reports EFE. “Ecuador…
The Polo Democratico party blasted former Vice President Francisco Santos for meddling in the corruption case brought against Bogota Mayor Samuel Moreno, reports El Espectador. Santos, now head of RCN…
Some 22,500 police officers will protect Bogota over the Christmas period as part of Mayor Samuel Moreno’s “Plan Christmas 2010,” reports Radio Santa Fe. Moreno said the strategy to keep the…
Road accidents in Colombia accounted for three times as many deaths as the nation’s ongoing internal armed conflict in 2009, according to a Colombian road safety organization. Director of the…
Colombian authorities have recovered the bodies of the three Mexicans and one Colombian who died in a helicopter crash in the rural area of Trujillo in southern Colombia’s Valle del…
Former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe said that the Organization of American States needs to be “more effective” in dealing with issues currently facing Central American states, reports EFE. Uribe was…
From electro pop to Longboard mayhem and banging car stereo rock to some of the world’s best DJs, this weekend in Bogota is shaping up to be a large and…