Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has caused controversy after revealing exact information regarding the suspension of military operations through his twitter account on Sunday. On Sunday Uribe tweeted a message…
The national director of the Technical Investigations Unit (CTI) today announced discovery of 1,700 kilos of marijuana in Pereira, Risaralda. Maritza Escobar Baquero, national CTI director today declared the drugs came…
The Colombian government’s intention to fast track the passage of health care and military reform bills through Congress has been met with a mixed response from Congress members. Interior Minister Fernando Carrillo…
The secretary of health for Colombia’s capital of Bogota on Thursday announced that the city’s hospitals are amid financial collapse. “All the emergency services in all of the clinics in…
The government’s chief negotiator in the peace talks Wednesday announced an agreement is close to being reached between rebel group FARC and the state over land reform issues. After two…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday declared that Colombia’s armed forces are stronger than they have ever been. Speaking to Colombia’s Third Battalion at a ceremony on Wednesday, Santos…
Virgin Mobile is set to challenge Latin American giant America Movil after entering the Colombian mobile phone market on Wednesday. Virgin Mobile sim cards became available in Colombia for the…
Colombia’s prosecutor general announced Tuesday the planned seizure of over $55 million worth of assets belonging to extradited drug trafficker Justo Pastor Perafan. Among the goods seized are 68 properties…
The trial of ex-President Alvaro Uribe’s former secretary for his involvement in the illegal wiretapping of Supreme Court justices, journalists, human rights workers and opposition politicians resumed Monday. BACKGROUND: Colombia’s Dirty…