Colombian cyclist Mauricio Soler was reported to be in a stable medical condition after the life threatening accident he suffered Thursday. Soler, who crashed during the sixth stage of the…
Coffee production for the month of May fell by 18 percent in comparison to output in the same month last year, report the National Federation of Coffee Growers Thursday. Colombia…
A judge found ex-Bogota councilman Vladimir Melo guilty on Thursday for conspiring to murder his wife, and sentenced the man to 41 years in prison. According to the hearing, Melo…
Displacements within Medellin may double by the end of 2011 compared with 2010 figures, due to increasing criminal activity and violence, reported the city’s ombudsman. According to a report issued…
A heatwave in Cartagena appears to have killed three people between June 10 and 14, reported newspaper El Heraldo Thursday. Temperatures reaching up to 100ºF, compared to an average of…
President Juan Manuel Santos assured ex-President Alvaro Uribe that Colombia’s National Development Plan is and will always be a top priority, reported LA FM Radio Thursday. In an address regarding…
Renovations require the removal of a historic chandelier from Bogota’s Colon theater, causing concern for preservationists and theatergoers. The uproar regarding the renovations was so great that the Cultural Minister…
The UN remembers former Colombian foreign affairs minister a “tireless worker for peace” and “an advocate for diplomacy,” reported Caracol Radio Wednesday. Augusto Ramirez Ocampo, who died Tuesday evening in…
On Wednesday, Colombia’s constitutional court ratified a law that mandates literacy as a requirement to obtain a driver’s license. Before this ruling, drivers were not required to take a written…