Plans to evacuate Colombians in Japan
The Colombian Embassy in Japan is evaluating the possibility of organizing a Humanitarian Assistance Plan for the voluntary return to Colombia of people who have been affected by the 9.0…
The Colombian Embassy in Japan is evaluating the possibility of organizing a Humanitarian Assistance Plan for the voluntary return to Colombia of people who have been affected by the 9.0…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos warns that Japan’s crisis is a “wake-up call” for countries using nuclear energy. “The crisis of the Fukushima nuclear plant — which we hope will turn…
Colombia’s government warns that money from Mexican drug traffickers could influence October’s local elections, newspaper El Espectador reported Wednesday. Minister of Justice and the Interior German Vargas Lleras said that…
Fourteen suspected FARC militants were captured by Colombia’s security forces in the city of Cucuta, in the northern Norte de Santander department, W Radio reported Wednesday. The men, who were captured…
U.S. coal giant Drummond paid former paramilitaries for protection of its Colombian operations, according to diplomatic cables sent between 2006-2010 released by WikiLeaks to newspaper El Espectador. An October 2006 cable…
Colombia’s Supreme Court has ordered investigations to be opened against some 60 soldiers, policemen, politicians and prosecutors after testimony by the extradited drug trafficker, Juan Carlos “El Tuso” Sierra implicated…
The operator of the Pacific Buenavista Port is developing a two-year modernization plan worth $122 million. The project includes the construction of Pier 14, bulk storage facility, dredging works, improvements…
Colombia’s National Army killed six suspected FARC guerrillas in the rural area of La Macarena in the central Meta department, newspaper El Espectador reported Tuesday. The conflict was part of…
Colombia’s proposed Victims Law, which sets out compensation for victims of the country’s armed conflict, remains to be passed after debate in the Senate over the period it should cover,…