Posted by Esteban Refshauge | Oct 26, 2012 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has approved on Thursday a $5.7 billion increase to the 2013 defense budget. “Not for a single day or minute will we let our guard down against violent actors that threaten the life and...
Read MorePosted by Esteban Refshauge | Oct 26, 2012 | Economy
The Vice President of Colombia has been authorized to mediate between the government and judicial workers to end a two-week long strike, reported local media Thursday. The decision to use Garzon came with the blessing of Justice...
Read MorePosted by Esteban Refshauge | Oct 26, 2012 | Lite
A local community in Colombia’s north does not dismiss the possibility that black magic has led to the possession of a baby by demons. The town of Lorica, in the northern Cordoba department, has apparently not ruled out the...
Read MorePosted by Esteban Refshauge | Oct 26, 2012 | War and peace
There is evidence that factions of guerrilla group FARC in the country’s south are not willing to participate in the peace process, according to a Colombian senator. Conservative senator Carlos Ramiro Chavarro believed elements...
Read MorePosted by Esteban Refshauge | Oct 26, 2012 | War and peace
The ongoing peace talks in Oslo between the Colombian government and FARC guerrillas increasingly look aimed at achieving “negative peace,” according to a Latin American affairs expert Thursday. “Negative peace is...
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