Colombia’s Interior Minister German Vargas said Colombia would not lead global drug reform, in a government press release Wednesday. Vargas said, “On the topic of drug legalization [Colombian President Juan…
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe defends his drug policies and attacks President Juan Manuel Santos’ plan to legalize “personal quantities,” on his Twitter account Tuesday. Uribe’s 13 point Twitter post came in…
Colombia’s Supreme Court rejected the appeal of a former Colombian minister convicted of conspiring in the 1989 assassination of presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galan, said local media Tuesday. Ex-minister Alberto…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos celebrated Colombia’s first landmine free town, said local media Tuesday. Santos attended a ceremony in the central Colombian town of San Carlos in Colombia’s Antioquia…
Hostage mediator Piedad Cordoba published the protocols for Colombia’s FARC held hostage recovery operation on her site Monday. The former Colombian senator Cordoba and civil organization Colombians for Peace have…
The administration of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has been preparing legislation to decriminalize personal drug possession, reported newspaper El Espectador Tuesday. According to the report, a 56 page document is…
Colombia’s hotel rates dropped amidst a surge in hotel construction and foreign investment. According to Colombian radio station Caracol, hotel rates in Colombia’s second largest city Medellin have dropped 40%,…
Colombia’s Supreme Court will hold a Special Chamber Monday to select a new Prosecutor General. Speaking with Caracol Radio, Supreme Court Leader Javier Zapata said, “the Court should be active…
Colombia’s National Federation of Coffee Growers asks Colombia’s central bank for help stabilizing coffee prices in the face of a strengthened peso, said Radio Caracol Monday. National Federation of Coffee…