Policeman killed in hostage rescue
One police officer was killed by presumed members of the guerrilla group FARC during a hostage retrieval operation in northeastern department of Colombia, various media reported. The policeman, a former…
One police officer was killed by presumed members of the guerrilla group FARC during a hostage retrieval operation in northeastern department of Colombia, various media reported. The policeman, a former…
Colombian Caterine Ibarguen established a new continental record in the women’s triple jump on Friday various media reported. lbarguen set the record at a meet in Stockholm, Sweden. The 27-year-old…
President Juan Manuel Santos said that Colombia is a “step away” from single-digit unemployment rates in a speech to Barranquilla prisoners. During a public ceremony held in the prison “El…
Mayor Clara Lopez provided Bogota’s police with 483 new motorcycles in order to strengthen security around the capital city, reported El Espectador Friday. Lopez congratulated Bogota’s police for improved safety…
Twelve former members of the Guevarista Revolutionary Army (ERG) admitted to more than 40 kidnappings in central and northwestern Colombia, reported various media Friday. The former guerrillas were put on…
Students of Medellin’s University of Antioquia tore down hidden surveillance devices allegedly installed by Colombia’s Mobile Anti-Disturbance Squadron (ESMAD), university students reported Friday. According to a student website, a group…
A contractor for Canadian oil company Talisman was released Friday morning by leftist guerrilla group FARC after nearly five months in captivity. Luis Dayan Tapias Garcia, a contracted surveyor, was…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General Viviane Morales said that money laundering accounts for 3% of the country’s GDP, or $8 billion, reported local media Thursday. “The Unity of Colombian Financial Information and…
Melina Ramirez, winner of the Miss Valle pageant, will accompany the current Miss Colombia to the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Sao Paulo, Brazil, reported gossip website Sweet Thursday. Ramirez…