Posted by Cameron Sumpter | Dec 14, 2010 | News
Ecuador has named writer Raul Vallejo as the new ambassador to Colombia, reports Caracol. Vallejo is the first ambassador in the post since relations between the neighboring Andean nations broke down nearly two years ago. In...
Read MorePosted by Cameron Sumpter | Dec 13, 2010 | News
Extradited paramilitary warlord Diego Fernando Murillo, alias “Don Berna,” once again refused to cooperate with Colombia’s Justice and Peace process, reports El Tiempo. Speaking from Miami the 49-year-old...
Read MorePosted by Cameron Sumpter | Dec 13, 2010 | News
Colombia’s national police are working with the Venezuelan National Guard to combat paramilitary group ERPAC, reports Semana. Cooperation between the two countries led to the arrest of ERPAC member Edixon Vanegas Aguirre,...
Read MorePosted by Cameron Sumpter | Dec 13, 2010 | News
Colombia’s scandal-hit drugs enforcement agency will use a U.S. system to digitally monitor assets seized from narco-traffickers, reports Caracol. National Narcotics Office (DNE) head Juan Carlos Restrepo said that the...
Read MorePosted by Cameron Sumpter | Dec 10, 2010 | News
The Colombian Campaign against Landmines (CCCM) criticises the Mine Ban Treaty conference for allowing Colombia ten extra years to clear landmines from its territory. Colombia’s request for an extension to the deadline was...
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