Over 100 municipalities on red alert for landslides
Over 100 municipalities in 16 departments are on red alert due to high risks of landslides, according to a study by several Colombian organizations. The departments with 106 municipalities at…
Over 100 municipalities in 16 departments are on red alert due to high risks of landslides, according to a study by several Colombian organizations. The departments with 106 municipalities at…
Though still the world’s top cocaine producer, Colombia has made huge strides against the drug trade, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). An UNODC study…
Businesses in Colombia expect to see real growth of 7% in 2012, according to the national association of businesspeople, ANDI.
Colombian authorities send Adolfo Erazo Rosero, an alleged top extortionist for Los Rastrajos neo-paramilitary group, to stand trial in the United States, Colombian media reported Wednesday. Rosero, who had evaded capture…
The president of Colombia’s second biggest bank predicts a 20% growth in assets for 2012, in an interview with financial magazine Dinero. Bank president Alejandro Figueroa predicted that the Colombian…
Kidnap victim Nohora Valentina Muñoz, the daughter of a Colombian mayor, visits Vatican City after being freed in November. She was accompanied by Juan Sebastian Losada, who was held hostage…
Colombia’s inspector general upholds sanctions against two Institute of Urban Development (IDU) officials banned from public office for 11 years, following an appeal, CM& reported Monday. Former director general Liliana Pardo Gaona,…
A judge has ordered Colombia’s family welfare institute (ICBF) to return two Colombian minors to the custody of their adoptive father, Chandler Burr, local media reported Monday night. Upon hearing…
Women from Putumayo won a human rights award for their work and protests rejecting violence in the south Colombian department, Colombian media reported Monday. The organization ‘Weaver of Life’ which…