The controversial Party for National Integration (PIN) is considering filing a lawsuit against the Green Party mayoral candidate for Bogota, Enrique Peñalosa for defamation. The lawsuit would be based Peñalosa’s comment which…
Neo-paramilitary groups with former armed forces personnel as members were able to infiltrate the state by exploiting their military connections, according to a WikiLeaks cable. The cable, dated February 13,…
Spanish authorities arrest alias “El Llanero,” who is considered to be one of the leading figures of Colombia’s new drug cartels, El Espectador reported Thursday. The suspect, alias “El Llanero,” was…
Former President Alvaro Uribe’s administration didn’t have faith in the government sanctioned interlocutor with the FARC, Alvaro Leyva, a WikiLeaks cable has shown. The cable, dated October 6, 2006, relays…
German Olano and Miguel Angel Moralesrussi have been expelled from the Colombian Liberal Party after investigations finished into allegations of improper conduct relating to public procurement contracts in Bogota, W…
A public display of protest against rising violence levels has been organized on the Colombian island of San Andres to take place on Friday, El Espectador reports. Once a tranquil…
A university in northeastern France announced on Wednesday that former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe will teach a course called “Economic development in Latin America.” The course will be taught in…
A semi-submersible boat capable of carrying seven tons of cocaine is seized by the Colombian navy in the southern department of Tumaco near the border with Ecuador, El Espectador reported Wednesday.…
An ex-FARC commander said in 2006 that “Alfonso Cano,” now the supreme leader of the guerrilla group, would never negotiate, but that “Ivan Marquez” wanted peace, according to a WikiLeaks cable…