Posted by Jacob Stringer | Jan 15, 2013 | War and peace
The Secretary of State for Latin America said Tuesday that the U.S. is standing by to assist the peace process in Colombia. The Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson talking to Spanish magazine Cadena Ser, said the international...
Read MorePosted by Jacob Stringer | Jan 15, 2013 | Economy
An environmental lawyer who has already helped several towns ban mining in their territory, on Monday said he will help create a provincial assembly in western Colombia with more powers to exclude mining. Juan Ceballos, a lawyer...
Read MorePosted by Jacob Stringer | Jan 15, 2013 | News
Three young people aged 15 to 17 walked into a minefield near their northwest Colombia village, leaving one dead and two wounded, reported local media Monday. Diomedes Chavarria, a young man of 15, was killed instantly as he...
Read MorePosted by Jacob Stringer | Jan 14, 2013 | News
A Colombian court has ruled that the state must pay over $500,000 to displaced families for failure to protect them from paramilitaries, reported local media Monday. The judicial body, the Council of State, ordered payments to...
Read MorePosted by Jacob Stringer | Jan 14, 2013 | News
The ten alleged drug traffickers slain in western Colombia on Friday may have been involved in a gang war between the “La Empresa” and “Los Urabeños” drug gangs, claimed police on Monday. The dead men...
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