Oil spill emergency near Santa Marta
An oil spill, allegedly caused by criminals attempting to steal from a pipeline, has caused an environmental emergency in the Caribbean beaches near Santa Marta. The pipeline, which belongs to…
An oil spill, allegedly caused by criminals attempting to steal from a pipeline, has caused an environmental emergency in the Caribbean beaches near Santa Marta. The pipeline, which belongs to…
The bodies of two miners trapped by a landside in a Boyaca coal mine have been located but may not be recovered for up to two weeks due to dangerous…
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has “greatly improved relations” between the two countries. Correa warned however that in order to fully restore diplomatic ties, Colombia…
The fate of two miners trapped in La Esperanza coal mine in north-eastern Colombia remains uncertain, as rescuers are unable to locate the men. A group of 60 rescuers, divided into…
A land restitution plan to return land to over 130,000 families is announced by Colombian Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo, reports Caracol Radio. The government plans to implement a series of…
Indigenous leader Rodolfo Aricate Amaya was killed by two gunmen outside his home in the Cauca department, south-western Colombia. Amaya, a leader in the Paez community, had been receiving threats…
Costa Rica submits a request to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to step into the Colombia-Nicaragua maritime border dispute, saying that it affects the country’s interests…
Colombian authorities arrest six navy officials suspected of being in the pay of one of Colombia’s most powerful drug cartels, “Los Rastrojos.” According to newspaper El Espectador, the country’s Prosector…
Fernando Tabares, former director of Colombia’s intelligence agency DAS, is convicted for his role in the illegal wiretapping of government opponents, and will serve eight years in prison due to a…