Colombia’s government announced it has designated over $550 million to retired forces to meet claims of inadequate pay, reported Caracol Radio Friday. The government responded to demands presented by retired police…
Venezuela will strengthen security at its border with Colombia with at least 3,500 soldiers, reported local media Friday. Next Tuesday the Venezuelan Armed Forces (FANB) will strengthen their borders as…
Potential criminal investigations against former President Alvaro Uribe must be carried out in Colombia, the country’s prosecutor general said Thursday in response to Uribe’s request to be investigated in the…
Colombia’s government statistics agency said Thursday that 13% of the country’s children are involved in child labor. Colombia’s National Statistics Department (DANE) reported that approximately 1.5 million children between the…
The music festival “Planeta Terra” (Planet Earth) will make its way to Colombia for the first time. Planeta Terra has always been based out of Sao Paulo, Brazil, but this…
Debates continued Wednesday with less than a year for Colombian Congress to legislate on gay marriage. A new initiative concerning marriage between two people of the same sex was radicated…
For the first time in history, Bogota will celebrate “Candelaria Despierta” (Candelaria Awake), the Colombian capital’s tourism department announced. Bogota’s vibrant sector Candelaria will stay awake until 3AM this Saturday…
A three-month-old baby from Bogota has died after its mother abandoned the baby and its three siblings for a three-day holiday, reported local media Thursday. The director of the Bogota…
Colombia’s Pacific department Choco is trying to convert itself into a potential tourism center to generate more employment in the region, reported Caracol Radio Wednesday. Though the western department of…