Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 17, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Defense Minister came under fire Wednesday amid ongoing security concerns and after one of his guards was arrested for the armed robbery of a Bogota girls’ school. Thursday’s attack came from Senate...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 16, 2011 | News
The city of Medellin is in the throes of an alarming rise in forced displacement. According to the local ombudsman, 2010 saw a 130% rise in cases compared to the previous year and January of 2011 saw a 44% increase compared to...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 16, 2011 | News
The FARC will release two hostages on Thursday or Friday, former Senator Piedad Cordoba said following a press conference on Tuesday. The two hostages, Salin Sanmiguel and Guillermo Solorzano, were supposed to have been released...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 16, 2011 | Economy
Colombian truckers decided to continue their two-week strike after talks with the vice president on Tuesday about maintaining fixed freight rates led to no immediate results. Vice President Angelino Garzon said he will meet with...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 16, 2011 | News
Authorities in the coastal city of Cartagena say they have arrested a gang leader suspected of ordering the highly publicized murder of two Bogota students on a beach in the Cordoba department in January. In a joint operation,...
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