Posted by Jean Carrere | Nov 7, 2011 | News
Two were killed and six injured in alleged FARC attacks on Sunday in the southwest Colombian Cauca department. The attack were launched in what authorities call a retaliation of the killing of FARC top leader Alfonso Cano by...
Read MorePosted by Jean Carrere | Nov 4, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Central Worker’s Union (CUT) announced on Friday its support of the ongoing student protests taking place throughout the country. The protests, sparked by a controversial government reform on education...
Read MorePosted by Jean Carrere | Nov 4, 2011 | News
Gustavo Petro, elected as the next mayor of Bogota, could be barred from taking office due to a previous criminal conviction. Petro, who was elected as mayor of Colombia’s capital on October 30, was summoned to appear...
Read MorePosted by Jean Carrere | Nov 4, 2011 | News
Heavy rain in Colombia has killed 38 people since the start of the rainy season, a report from the International Committee of the Red Cross revealed Thursday. The latest victim of this year’s rainy season was a farmer who...
Read MorePosted by Jean Carrere | Nov 3, 2011 | News
Colombia’s coalition U Party called Thursday for a meeting between President Juan Manuel Santos and his predecessor Alvaro Uribe to appease tensions between the two. In recent days, the divide between the two political...
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