Despite promises from Caracas and Bogota to rein in guerrilla activity along the Venezuelan-Colombian border, several Colombian governors of border departments have expressed their concern that activity from guerrilla groups…
A regional dialog on the Land Restitution Law under consideration by the Colombian Congress will be held in Valledupar, Cesar, on Friday with the purpose of creating a forum between…
The United States plans to give $30 million over three years to support the restitution of lands to displaced persons in Colombia, announced the Colombian Agriculture Ministry. The ministry said…
The Medellin Mayor’s Office claims that the city saw 31% fewer murders in September compared to the previous month. From September 1 to September 28 the office recorded 124 murders,…
Former mayor and Conservative Senator Menfis Palacio Pana was killed by assassins in the northern Colombian town of Riohacha, local media reported on Tuesday. According to reports, Palacio was at a vehicle…
A judge declared illegal the capture of 26 of 44 people detained for allegedly supplying arms to the FARC because the raids occurred outside the timeframe allowed by the warrant,…
Estimated investments in Cali‘s hotel sector surpass $110 million, giving the city an extra 1,170 hotel rooms by 2013. Projects by hotel chains Avia and Marriott constitute nearly half of planned…
Two earthquakes hit south-west Colombia on Monday afternoon, causing panic, but leaving no casualties or damaged buildings, authorities said. The National Seismological Network of Colombia (known by its Spanish acronym…
Venezuela will pay the first $70 million of the $800 million it owes to Colombian businesses to airlines Avianca and Aires. A Colombo-Venezuelan commission in charge of the re-establishment of…