Posted by Esteban Refshauge | Sep 28, 2012 | News
There have allegedly been 144 cases of girls between the ages of 10 and 14 years becoming pregnant this year in Colombia, reported local media Friday. Colombia has registered 1,125 cases of pregnant women under 18 so far this...
Read MorePosted by Esteban Refshauge | Sep 28, 2012 | Economy
FARC attacks on Colombia’s largest oil company Ecopetrol have decreased ahead of the landmark peace talks due to begin in October, said a representative of the company on Thursday. “This month we had only three attacks, which is...
Read MorePosted by Esteban Refshauge | Sep 28, 2012 | News
Nearly 2,500 acres of land in northern Colombia have been misappropriated, reported local media Thursday. Close to 2,500 acres of land in the northern province of Bolivar have been wrongly apportioned, concluded Colombia’s...
Read MorePosted by Esteban Refshauge | Sep 27, 2012 | News
Colombia’s Prosecutor General has acquitted a former politician of all charges after his alleged involvement in his own kidnapping by FARC guerrillas proved false. “The prosecution offers its apologies to Sigifredo Lopez...
Read MorePosted by Esteban Refshauge | Sep 27, 2012 | News
Colombia’s armed forces have killed six guerrillas, including the leader of the FARC’s 37th front, reported local media Thursday. A bombing operation near the village Cuchilla de Osos, in the northwestern department of...
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