The head of Colombia’s national police, General Oscar Naranjo, has been elected director of the American Police Community (AMERIPOL), local media reported Monday. The election of Naranjo as the president…
A FARC attack Monday night on police headquarters in Colombia’s southern Cauca department has killed four and gravely injured 16, local media reported. Officials reported that the police barracks were…
Two suspected criminals were detained by indigenous community members in west Colombia’s coffee growing region. Members of the Suratena indigenous community, located near the municipality of Marsella in the Risaralda…
Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar has raised alerts regarding the exploitation of Colombia’s natural forests and the risk of possible conflicts between the farming and mining sector. “They are…
Colombian popular music phenomenon “Pipe Bueno” has signed a contract with Universal Music Group, one of the world’s leading music companies, entertainment site estereofonica.com reported Friday. The artist, whose given…
Colombia’s Defense Ministry has reported the implementation of increased security measures for the October elections, following identification of the municipalities with the greatest risk for candidates. Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera…
The Polo Democratico said that the government’s continued delays in choosing a new Bogota mayor are driven by private interests in the sale of the currently state-owned telecommunications company ETB.…
The script of the accusation against the five officials arrested in the health care scandal revealed that each one was fully aware of, and helped to direct, the illegal operations…
Four Colombian women have been chosen among the best independent handbag designers in the world for an upcoming awards ceremony, according to an official press release. The four women, one…