Jonathon Orta, Author at Colombia News

974 shady candidates removed from Colombia’s local election ballots

Posted by Jonathon Orta | Sep 29, 2015 | News

Colombia’s electoral regulating body on Tuesday announced that 974 candidates are ineligible to...

Posted by Jonathon Orta | Sep 28, 2015 | News

Colombia’s prison authority said Monday it had removed cell phones, iPads and other luxurious...

Posted by Jonathon Orta | Sep 25, 2015 | News

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday thanked the United States for its...

Posted by Jonathon Orta | Sep 24, 2015 | News

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that the 1,400-mile border shared with Colombia...

Posted by Jonathon Orta | Sep 23, 2015 | Economy

Colombia on Tuesday announced investment incentives in the oil industry to curb dropping revenue...