US to invest $50 million into Victims’ Law
The United States will grant the Colombian government $50 million to help finance the country’s reparation and assistance program for victims of the armed conflict, local media reported Wednesday. “It…
The United States will grant the Colombian government $50 million to help finance the country’s reparation and assistance program for victims of the armed conflict, local media reported Wednesday. “It…
Colombian singer Juanes ventures into new territory by recording songs in various languages, including English, before his performance in Los Angeles August 17 and 18. “I’ve already recorded songs in…
A new law demanding harsher punishment for violent crimes against women was introduced in Colombia’s Congress Wednesday. The severe penalties of the “Rosa Elvira” law will condemn violators of feminicide,…
Ex-senator Piedad Cordoba is demanding a criminal investigation of Colombia’s Defense Minister and Inspector General for accusing the ex-senator of inciting violence, reported local media Tuesday. Cordoba’s attorney, Luis Guillermo…
Famed Colombian songstress Shakira praised her home country’s efforts in the 2012 London Olympics, via Twitter Monday. The Barranquilla native tweeted to her fans, “Two silver medals for #Colombia so…
Five FARC guerrillas were demobilized and another two were killed during a clash with the Colombian Army in the southwest of the country, reported Caracol Radio Tuesday. The rebels were believed to…
A collection of 15 works written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez went on sale Tuesday throughout Latin America to commemorate the 30-year anniversary of the Colombian writer’s Nobel Prize for Literature.…
Nineteen members of the Colombian Army were convicted of killing 15 civilians and falsely presenting them as leftist guerrilla members between 2007 and 2008, reported newspaper El Tiempo Monday. The…
Colombia’s national police on Monday seized 10.6kg of heroin intended to be sent to the United States, according to preliminary police reports. Authorities found the narcotics, believed to have originated in…