Colombia’s central bank decided Friday to leave the record-low benchmark interest rate unchanged for a fourth straight month, in an attempt to boost the economy’s recovery. A Bloomberg survey of…
Disgraced senator Ruben Dario Quintero will be released on bail on Friday because the legal deadline for bringing him to trial has expired, reports Caracol Radio. Quintero’s lawyer, Andres Garzon,…
The Bogota mayor’s office claimed Thursday that 8,000 illegally armed people were demobilized during Mayor Samuel Moreno’s first two years in office. The mayor’s office says that In 2009, 2,640…
Colombia stormed to the top of the medal tally at the South American Games on Wednesday, sprinting ahead of Brazil and Venezuela. Wednesday’s action saw Colombia win gold medals in inline…
A new report by UNESCO, the UN’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, highlights threats to journalists in Colombia, noting that four reporters were killed in the country in the last…
The operation to pick up the first of the two hostages held by the FARC will begin on Saturday, said mediator Piedad Cordoba on Tuesday. Cordoba said that the FARC has…
Guerrilla group the FARC set fire to a helicopter belonging to the Argentine multinational oil company Pluspetrol in south-eastern Colombia on Monday, military sources reported. The Colombian air force said…
Tired of Colombia’s mountains and cities? The untouched island of Providencia offers pristine Caribbean beaches a short flight or boat ride from San Andres. But to really appreciate what this…
One and a half tons of cocaine and two tons of marijuana were seized in Cartagena on Monday in what was the Caribbean coast’s biggest drugs haul of the year so far.…