Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 20, 2012 | News
Former President Alvaro Uribe’s then-security chief has pleaded guilty to aiding paramilitary groups before a Virginia court, Colombian media reported Monday. Retired General Mauricio Santoyo admitted to supporting the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 20, 2012 | War and peace
The administration of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is holding secret peace negotiations with the country’s largest guerrilla group FARC in Cuba, said former president Alvaro Uribe Sunday. During a speech in the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 19, 2012 | News
Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol was forced to suspend oil pumping in the southwest of the country Sunday after alleged FARC rebels bombed a pipeline. According to radio station Caracol, the Transandino oil...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 19, 2012 | From the editor
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday claimed the media is used by the FARC to secure the impact of their actions are amplified. The president couldn’t be more right, but instead of implying journalists are...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 18, 2012 | Culture
Pop diva Lady Gaga will play in Colombia on November 6, the organizer of the concert confirmed to national television Saturday. Organizer Ocesa reportedly told Caracol TV the concert will be held in the El Campin stadium in the...
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