Cape Verde singer Cesaria Evora will perform for the second time Saturday at the World Music festival in Bogota. The singer, known as the “barefoot diva” for going shoeless in…
The National Development Plan was approved in the first round of congressional debates local media reported Friday. An economic commission in Congress approved the 220 article National Plan of Development…
Former paramilitary leader Freddy Rendon Herrera, alias “El Aleman,” told a Bogota court that emerald czar Victor Carranza gave important economic support to the paramilitaries. El Tiempo reported Thursday that El Aleman…
Four Colombian soldiers are killed, and two more injured, in an attack by suspected FARC guerrillas who then escaped over the border into Venezuela, according to the army, newspaper El…
Police arrested six former bodyguards of deceased FARC leader alias “Mono Jojoy” who were hiding in various Colombian cities. Caracol Radio reported Thursday that according to Police Chief Humberto Guatibonza,…
Colombia’s Caribbean port of Cartagena sends representatives to a famous cruise fair in Miami to promote the city’s tourist industry, according to a report on the city website. The Seatrade Cruise…
The Colombian stock exchange dropped 2.43% Tuesday, reflecting the widespread economic impact of the disaster in Japan. According to a report on economic news site Portafolio, the fall was the…
The Colombian government will form a new security body with the goal of providing protection to both leaders and beneficiaries in the land restitution process, the Ministry of Defense reported…
A U.S. Republican representative threatens to block the South Korea trade agreement if ratification of the Colombia agreement is not part of the deal, the House of Representatives said in…