Inocencio Melendez, a lawyer for the Bogota Urban Development Institute (IDU) will be a key witness in the corruption case against suspended Mayor Samuel Moreno, according to the pre-agreement he…
A grenade attack in Santa Marta, on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, killed one man and injured a women on Monday evening, various media reported. According to local media, two men on…
Malnutrition in Colombia is most prevalent in the countryside, the country’s minister of agriculture reportedly said Monday. Agricultural Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo identified two reasons for which these areas continue…
Medellin music festival “La Fiesta del Callejon” was postponed Saturday due to low ticket sales. The music festival’s director, Gabriel Lopez, told Colombia Reports that the “causes of the postponement…
Colombia’s education minister promised Monday to increase audits in order to fight corruption in local schools, which has already cost the country’s education system nearly $21 million. President Juan Manuel…
Colombians are divided on whether they want to pay more taxes to fight inequality in the Andean nation, a survey published recently showed. Juan Camilo Plata, a researcher for the…
Eight members of Colombia’s military will serve up to 55 years in military prison for killing two civilians, despite petitions from the victims’ family that the guilty men are incarcerated…
Colombian Congress’ Investigation and Accusation Commission will call on former President Enresto Samper to testify in the Alvaro Gomez Hurtado assassination case, reported El Tiempo Friday. Congress asked Samper to…
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) promised to continue aid on Friday to families affected by recent FARC violence in the town of Toribio. The press release indicated…