The Colombian government and coffee farmers on Thursday reached an agreement to end the coffee strikes which mobilized some 90,000 people across Colombia. “I celebrate the agreement with the coffee…
Fuel shortages caused by striking coffee farmers across southern Colombia have compelled the Colombian government to purchase 1.26 million gallons of gasoline from Ecuador. According to media reports, the shortages…
The arrest in Colombia on Saturday of an alleged drug trafficker with links to the Sicilian mafia has shined a spotlight on the relationship Italian crime syndicates have with their…
Colombia’s Central Bank on Friday announced that it has cut interest rates to 3.75%, making it the lowest of all Latin American countries by a comfortable margin. “The decision was…
Famous Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz, known for his romantic pop songs, numerous Latin Grammy awards and triumphant musical collaborations with Shakira and Juanes, will come to Colombia in April 2013.…
Colombia’s State Council on Thursday ruled that the death of a kidnap victim was reportedly due to a bungled rescue attempt by Colombian security forces, and as a result, the…
Nicaragua proposes to Colombia on Thursday that they work together to create a designated zone for the indigenous people of San Andres, in order to resolve their maritime border dispute…
In 2012, a human rights advocate in Colombia was reportedly assaulted every 20 hours and assassinated every five days. The NGO “Somos Defendores” (We are Defenders) released its annual report…
A British NGO on Tuesday said that the Colombian government’s landmine statistics have been “over-inflated” and while the country still has a serious mine contamination problem, it is “not as…