Unasur (the Union of South American Nations) on Friday released a statement supporting the Colombian government’s progress in its peace negotiations with FARC. Unasur’s statement indicated that a possible peace…
Colombia’s Comptroller General has less than a week to produce results on the $4.4 billion healthcare embezzlement scandal, local media reported Thursday. Colombia’s Constitutional Court on November 16 gave the…
The first round of formal peace talks between the FARC guerrillas and the Colombian government ended on Thursday. “Progress has been on target,” said Humberto de la Calle, the government’s…
Colombia’s Minister of Interior on Thursday said the “National Government…offers all guarantees [that the] Patriotic March” will be able to participate in politics, reported local media. “It is very important…
Former Colombian paramilitary leaders have again asked to participate in the peace process between the government and FARC, local media reported. The ex-commanders, the self-proclaimed “authorized negotiators and spokesmen of…
Colombia’s Finance Minister on Wednesday said multiple government agencies have embezzled close to $4.5 million intended for public works that have never been completed. According to Minister Mauricio Cardenas, some government…
InterBolsa, which was Colombia’s largest brokerage firm until its recent liquidation, was sanctioned as far back as 2003 for misallocating public funds, Caracol Radio reported Wednesday. This revelation indicates that…
Madonna’s guitarist promised that Wednesday and Thursday’s concerts in Medellin will be the best shows ever. Monty Pittman on Tuesday told local media that “each time you play in a…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday confirmed that there is sufficient evidence to believe that the killing of thousands of civilians by members of the Colombian armed forces was…