Prosecutor General Alejandro Ordoñez told the Constitutional Court that bull and cock fights are constitutional and, as an integral part of Colombian culture, they constitute “tolerable cruelty” towards animals. These…
Authorities in Ituango, Antioquia remain concerned about the forced displacement of people from surrounding districts, due to fighting between the army and guerrillas, El Colombiano reported Wednesday. “There are more…
The eleven members of the security forces who were released from FARC captivity in Operation Jaque returned Tuesday to the place where they regained their freedom a year ago. The…
It’s got to be the most bizarre event in Medellin. Every Sunday in Parque Bolivar, following evening mass, families pour out of the Metropolitan Cathedral and jostle for a seat…
Authorities in Bogota have seized 1,870 fire arms and 45,418 knives so far in 2009, which amounts to 303 weapons a day El Espectador reported Thursday. Of the 628 homicides…
Colombian Prosecutor General Mario Iguaran accused Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez of achieving “little to nothing” live on W Radio Tuesday. The attack follows criticism by Ordoñez of Iguaran’s failure to…
Government statistics agency DANE announced Tuesday that unemployment in Colombia reached 11.7 per cent in May, up 0.9% from the same month last year. In May 18.5 million Colombians were…
Frank Pearl, the High Commissioner for Peace and Reintegration said Tuesday that he hoped to have 2,000 demobilized paramilitaries ‘graduate’ from the State’s reintegration program by the end of 2009.…
A key witness in investigations into paramilitary gang the ‘Office of Envigado’ became the latest victim of the criminal organization’s inter-factional fighting. Armando Rendon Cardona, a former member of the…