Santos plans to divide ministries
Colombia’s President-elect Juan Manuel Santos plans to divide several ministries which are currently merged with other portfolios when he assumes office on August 7. The decision followed a meeting between the…
Colombia’s President-elect Juan Manuel Santos plans to divide several ministries which are currently merged with other portfolios when he assumes office on August 7. The decision followed a meeting between the…
In separate lawsuits, four former FARC political hostages seek damages from the Colombian state for its alleged failure to provide them with adequate security, to the combined value of almost…
Former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt on Tuesday withdrew her petition to the Colombian Inspector General’s Office, in which she sought over $6.5 million from the state in damages for the six…
Keith Stansell, a U.S contractor and former hostage, who spent five years in FARC captivity with Ingrid Betancourt, said in an interview with RCN Radio Monday that the ex-presidential candidate was…
The courts on Monday issued arrest warrants for two Colombian colonels for their alleged responsibility in a series of murders and massacres between that occurred between 1986 and 1994. A…
Nicholas Arroyave-Portela, a British artist of Colombian heritage, explores his roots and the concepts of identity and geography through a ceramic body of work titled “Todo Sobre Mi Padre,” (Everything…
In a two-page document, Colombian security and intelligence agency DAS reveals agents met with former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt the morning of her kidnapping, to advise her of the dangers…
Colombia’s Inspector General’s office announced Monday that a public mediation meeting between the Colombian state and Ingrid Betancourt, who seeks more than $6 million in damages from the government for…
Liberated hostage Ingrid Betancourt clarified that while she is seeking over $6 million in damages for her six years spent in FARC captivity, she does not intend to sue the…