Extortion in Colombia up almost 500% since 2008
Extortion in Colombia has gone up nearly 500% since 2008, according to a report released Wednesday. The vast majority of suspected extortionists are common criminals.
Extortion in Colombia has gone up nearly 500% since 2008, according to a report released Wednesday. The vast majority of suspected extortionists are common criminals.
A judge controversially ordered the release of the former governor from Colombia’s most northern La Guajira province in spite of ongoing investigations into his alleged ties to criminal organizations.
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social networking sites continue to captivate the attention of Colombians, with some 63.8% of users accessing them last year, according to government statistics agency DANE.
Hundreds of millions of dollars in construction contracts have been paid to companies who may have illegally won the contracts, an investigation conducted by the Colombian Chamber of Infrastructure (CCI) said…
Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona lashed out violently at members of the press, fans and security personnel after a friendly match in Bogota ironically held to promote peace.
Former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton supported a free trade agreement with Colombia after the largest private oil company operating in the South American country pledged $100 million to the…
Housing prices in Colombia rose approximately 9.47% on average in 2014, according to the country’s statistics agency.
Delta Air Lines will fly non-stop routes to Cartagena and Medellin from their biggest hub in Atlanta beginning December, the airline announced.
Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol said Tuesday that it would focus on developing new offshore oil wells to mitigate the damage caused by falling oil prices.