Criminal drug trafficking bands are responsible for the Monday kidnapping of two soldiers in the Antioquia department, the commander of Colombia’s armed forces, Admiral Edgar Cely, told Caracol Radio Wednesday.…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos reported that all members of the U.S. delegation which visited Bogota on Tuesday support quick approval of the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), according to…
The city of Medellin is hosting the country’s First International Chamber Music Festival, in which over 100 city youth will be provided with instruction by acclaimed musicians, according to the…
Colombian hip hop duo Tres Coronas will release their new album “La Musica es mi Arma” on April 28. “This is a clear message of resistance,” the Latin urban music…
The Colombian Federation of Journalists (FECOLPER) has scheduled a march to protest recurrent death threats made against journalists by criminal bands. According to Spanish news agency EFE, members of FECOLPER,…
Medellin authorities have arrested ten alleged gang members who operated in the poor west of the city, newspaper El Espectador reported Monday. The nine men and one woman, detained with…
U.S. authorities have moved forward a series of 200 proceedings in investigations into over a dozen ex-paramilitary leaders detained in the U.S. since 2008, Colombian media reported Monday. After meeting…
The Colombian government’s Institute for Rural Development (Incoder) has announced plans to restore land titles to 3,650 Afro-Colombian families in June. Approximately 420,000 acres of land will be returned to…
Former Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias accused Colombian authorities of pressuring former colleagues to testify against him in the Agro Ingreso Seguro (AIS) scandal investigation, in a Monday interview with…