Posted by James Bargent | Oct 3, 2011 | News
The Colombian Comptroller’s Office will drop its claim to be a victim in the corruption case of the Nule Group to avoid delaying the trial further. A judge ruled on Friday that neither the Comptroller’s Office nor the District...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Sep 30, 2011 | News
Over 1,000 school children took to the streets of a village in northeast Colombia on Friday to protest the kidnapping of the 10-year-old daughter of the local mayor. Armed men abducted Nhora Muñoz, daughter of the mayor of...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Sep 30, 2011 | News
An NGO report into Juan Manuel Santos’ first year as president of Colombia has praised the government for its change in rhetoric and policy but criticized it for failing to improve the situation on the ground. The report,...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Sep 29, 2011 | News
Demobilized guerrillas have led the army to a FARC arms cache in the south of Colombia, El Espectador reported on Thursday. The former guerrillas, alias “Ramiro” and “Jaider,” provided the army with the location of the site...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Sep 29, 2011 | News
Over 460,000 acres were stolen through forgery and violence in the central Colombian department of Meta, according to a government report obtained by Caracol Radio. The report shows that while 30% of the land was appropriated by...
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