Colombia’s four largest cities said they disagreed with their current obligation to pay 10 percent of all revenue earned from traffic fines to the Federation of Municipalities. The Bogota, Medellin,…
The unemployment rate in Colombia reached 12.1 percent in April this year, compared to 11.1 percent in the same month the previous year, national statistics department DANE announced Friday. There…
Two Colombian performance groups brought the color and rhythm of Barranquilla Carnival to China. They are there to perform in the ‘Meet in Beijing’ festival. The Monica Lindo Dance Company…
Sony-BMG confirmed that Colombian singer Shakira will release a new single at the end of June, Los40.com reported. The single will be released in both English and Spanish. Los40.com also…
Exclusive Italian sports car brands Maserati and Ferrari will be available in Colombia from June 4. A range of the vehicles will be showcased in Medellin. The companies’ representative in…
Extradited paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso said in an interview with Cambio that demobilized paramilitary organization AUC had supported the election of President Alvaro Uribe in 2002. Mancuso told the weekly…
Spanish Prince Felipe de Borbón said that terrorism in Colombia is unjustifiable. He offered in the name of the Spanish government to help Colombia fight against it. The Prince, in…
Suspected FARC guerrillas set up road blocks in the eastern department of Arauca and distributed a communique announcing an armed strike to drivers. Truck drivers were threatened that their vehicles…
The director of governmental welfare agency Bienestar Familiar questioned the validity of UNICEF’s claim that 12 percent of Colombian children suffer from chronic malnutrition. Director Maria Elvira Forero criticized the…