Posted by Esteban Refshauge | Nov 5, 2012 | War and peace
Peace negotiations between the Colombian government and guerrilla group FARC will move to the Cuban capital of Havana a day later than expected, reported local media Sunday. A preparatory meeting for the formal phase of the...
Read MorePosted by Esteban Refshauge | Nov 2, 2012 | War and peace
Colombia’s largest guerrilla group FARC have insisted their participation in peace talks with the government does not mean they will simply surrender. In a statement sent to the Associated Press on Friday, FARC criticized...
Read MorePosted by Esteban Refshauge | Nov 2, 2012 | News
A suspected FARC raid has left two people dead, including a child, and two more wounded, local media reported Friday. The bloody event took place in the township of Timbiqui (see map below), in the southwestern province of...
Read MorePosted by Esteban Refshauge | Nov 2, 2012 | Economy
The Confederation of Colombian Miners (CCM) has slammed a proposal by President Juan Manuel Santos to eliminate illegal mining, reported El Espectador Thursday. “What concerns us is that the Government has not distinguished...
Read MorePosted by Esteban Refshauge | Nov 2, 2012 | News
Senior politicians have proposed a range of new bills in a bid to modernize Colombia’s poorly rated congress, reported local media Thursday. Senate President Roy Barreras and President of the House of Representatives, Augusto...
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