Posted by Miriam Wells | Feb 14, 2012 | News
Brazil on Tuesday denied Colombian claims it had asked its neighbor to the south to participate in the planned release of FARC hostages. On Sunday, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said he had authorized the use of...
Read MorePosted by Miriam Wells | Feb 14, 2012 | News
The United States said Monday Colombia had not yet met its obligations to protect labor unionists required for the Free Trade Agreement to come into effect. Jose Fernandez, the U.S. assistant secretary for economic and business...
Read MorePosted by Miriam Wells | Feb 13, 2012 | News
Colombia’s Inspector General orders an investigation into public officials who may have helped farmers accused of faking displacement, reported local media Monday. The inquiry will look at whether employees of the...
Read MorePosted by Miriam Wells | Feb 13, 2012 | Bogota
International acts TV on the Radio, MGMT and Caifanes will play Colombia next month at Estereo Picnic, a one-day festival near Bogota. They form part of a stellar 2012 line-up for Colombia’s hottest festival, which takes...
Read MorePosted by Miriam Wells | Feb 10, 2012 | News
Luis Carlos Restrepo, the former Colombian peace commissioner accused of staged a fake FARC demobilization, has been charged with contempt of court for fleeing the country. Restrepo, who was facing charges of consipracy,...
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