Melanie Bencosme is currently pursuing a master’s degree in international journalism from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. There she has written for publications like the International Business Times, Voices of NY and local publication, The Nabe. She has also produced and edited content for and hosted the show 219 West for CUNY-TV.
Even as the violence shows signs of winding down, with peace talks underway between the government and the country’s largest rebel groups, children continue to suffer the direct effects of Colombia’s…
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, kidnapped a geologist in the northern state of Cesar last Sunday, the Colombian Geological Service (SGC) confirmed in a statement on Tuesday.
Animal rights activists in Colombia’s Caribbean city of Cartagena have called for swift regulations to protect the city’s horses from being abused after another horse collapsed in the city’s streets,…
The Colombian Navy apprehended 24 illegal immigrants on a beach in northwestern Colombia after smugglers had abandoned them, according to a Navy statement released on Sunday.
Authorities have issued a “yellow alert” for a region in central Colombia following minor seismic activity in one of the country’s most active volcanos.
The extradition of the seven taxi drivers involved in the murder of a US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agent has been confirmed on Friday, according to the Office of the…
The investigation into a wiretapping scandal by a member of presidential candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga’s campaign has been picked-up by Colombia’s Deputy Prosecutor General, Colombian media reported on Thursday.
Despite an initiative aimed at improving education in its poorest areas, Colombia must make more adjustments to its education system if it wants to become a member of an internationally…
In the latest effort against illegal mining, the Colombian government has created a new unit dedicated to stopping illegal mining in the country, according to a press release by Colombia’s…