3rd FARC hostage Henry Lopez Martinez is free
The FARC have released former marine Henry Lopez Martinez, the third of five hostages to be released this week, as Friday’s operation is a success, the Red Cross confirmed to Tele…
The FARC have released former marine Henry Lopez Martinez, the third of five hostages to be released this week, as Friday’s operation is a success, the Red Cross confirmed to Tele…
The Colombian financial sector earned $31.51 billion in 2010, newspaper La Republica reported Friday. This result corresponds for the most part to the posted gains of pension funds and credit…
Jailed ex-Senator Juan Carlos Martinez, who was moved from Bogota’s La Picota prison last month for hosting a birthday party, admitted to inviting 20 to 25 people to the event,…
Local politician Armando Acuña, the second of five hostages due to be released this week, is successfully collected by the humanitarian mission, reports El Tiempo. Armando Acuña, a former councilman…
A helicopter designated for the FARC hostage release mission is diverted to pick up an injured soldier in the southwest department of Caqueta on Friday. The mission will continue unaffected, reports…
Colombia and Panama have signed an agreement to combat criminal activity along their shared border, media reported Friday. The agreement, titled the “Binational Plan for Border Security,” was signed Thursday…
Helicopters have taken off from the southern Colombian town of Florencia on their way to collect two more FARC hostages, Piedad Cordoba Tweeted Friday morning. Carrying a delegation consisting of…
The helicopters due to carry out Friday’s release of two more FARC hostages arrive in the southwest Colombian city of Florencia, Caracol Radio reported Thursday. The helicopters will carry a…
The U.S. Congress will allow the expiration of a the Andean Trade Preference Act, which allows many Colombian goods into the country duty-free, reports Reuters. The U.S. Congress is to…