Medellin riots continue
Protests in the downtown area of Colombia’s second biggest city Medellin have continued from Monday. Disenchanted street vendors staged low-scale demonstrations in Medellin Tuesday morning. The two protests took place…
Protests in the downtown area of Colombia’s second biggest city Medellin have continued from Monday. Disenchanted street vendors staged low-scale demonstrations in Medellin Tuesday morning. The two protests took place…
As many as 83 human rights defenders have been assassinated in Colombia’s northwestern department of Antioquia from 2010 to September 2012, reported newspaper El Tiempo Tuesday. During the same period…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has taken the first step to suspend the arrest warrants against FARC’s spokesmen just days before peace talks are expected to begin, reported local media…
Police have apprehended the alleged commander of FARC’s 34th front in the city of Medellin, reported local media Monday. Authorities have managed to detain Fernando Palacios Salazar, alias “El Niche,” who…
For the third consecutive year and for the first time in Medellin, young Colombians from around the country will participate in the exciting “Hey Mozart!” competition this coming Sunday. The…
Bogota’s tourism industry has been on the rise, with nearly half a million extra tourists paying a visit to Colombia’s capital in the first half of the year, according to…
Colombia’s finance minister will announce a new tax reform Tuesday, which allegedly targets the nation’s wealthiest workers. Among the major items of the fiscal reform will be a tax increase…
Dozens of Colombian homes were damaged after the 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit the southwest of the country and an aftershock measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale hit the Cauca province on…
The Central Bank of Colombia has unanimously elected Jose Dario Uribe as their chairman until 2017, reported local media Friday. Colombia’s Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas confirmed the decision earlier today…