Posted by Benjy Hansen-Bundy | Feb 12, 2013 | News
The suspected boss of the “Oficina de Envigado,” a Medellin crime syndicate formed by Pablo Escobar, on Tuesday was extradited to Colombia to face charges. Edison Rodolfo Rojas, alias “Pichi,” who is...
Read MorePosted by Benjy Hansen-Bundy | Feb 12, 2013 | News
Colomian president Juan Manual Santos on Monday affirmed his intention to achieve peace with the country’s largest guerrilla group, the FARC, by any means necessary. “We must persevere, we will continue until we...
Read MorePosted by Benjy Hansen-Bundy | Feb 11, 2013 | Economy
More than half of Colombia’s economy is informal which leaves the majority of workers untaxed and without pensions — a government-sponsored program is fighting back by training workers, investing in companies, and...
Read MorePosted by Benjy Hansen-Bundy | Feb 11, 2013 | Lite
Young Colombians from one of the most dangerous parts in southwestern Colombia have taken up cameras and microphones to promote a message of peace in an international reporting competition financed by Disney Latino. Students...
Read MorePosted by Benjy Hansen-Bundy | Feb 8, 2013 | News
A delegate for women displaced by violence in Colombia’s inspector general’s office Thursday said the government is failing to provide protection especially for women and also alleged corruption. According to El...
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