Obama submits long-stalled Colombia FTA to Congress
U.S. President Barack Obama finally sent the long-stalled free trade agreement (FTA) between the U.S. and Colombia to Congress on Monday. Obama said in a statement, “we’ve worked hard to…
U.S. President Barack Obama finally sent the long-stalled free trade agreement (FTA) between the U.S. and Colombia to Congress on Monday. Obama said in a statement, “we’ve worked hard to…
The Colombian government will extradite five Colombian citizens to the U.S and Spain to face trial for drug trafficking and money laundering. Anti-drugs police captured Heder Augusto Sarria Martinez, alias…
The Colombian Comptroller’s Office will drop its claim to be a victim in the corruption case of the Nule Group to avoid delaying the trial further. A judge ruled on…
Over 1,000 school children took to the streets of a village in northeast Colombia on Friday to protest the kidnapping of the 10-year-old daughter of the local mayor. Armed men…
An NGO report into Juan Manuel Santos’ first year as president of Colombia has praised the government for its change in rhetoric and policy but criticized it for failing to…
Demobilized guerrillas have led the army to a FARC arms cache in the south of Colombia, El Espectador reported on Thursday. The former guerrillas, alias “Ramiro” and “Jaider,” provided the…
Over 460,000 acres were stolen through forgery and violence in the central Colombian department of Meta, according to a government report obtained by Caracol Radio. The report shows that while…
Authorities have suspended the fumigation of coca plantations in west Colombia following days of community protests. Up to 5000 people have been blocking roads near the Panama border in the…
Colombia’s tax office has threw its weight behind land reform Thursday by supporting proposals for taxes on the country’s nearly 40 million acres of unproductive land. The director of the…