Bogota mayor needs better cabinet
Bogota’s mayor Gustavo Petro said Thursday that a better cabinet is needed in order to complete the city’s development plan. Petro sided with experts who said that the mayor’s cabinet…
Bogota’s mayor Gustavo Petro said Thursday that a better cabinet is needed in order to complete the city’s development plan. Petro sided with experts who said that the mayor’s cabinet…
Local authorities ordered the evacuation of 24 families residing near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano, reported local media. The volcano, located between the Caldas and Tolima Departments in central Colombia,…
A Colombian air force attack killed seven ‘ELN rebels’ in western Colombia, air force officials said Thursday. The alleged rebels were killed in an aerial bombardment in Lloro, a municipality…
Colombian television network RCN “lacks objectivity and professionalism” and “manipulates information,” said Reporters Without Borders (RWB) Thursday. In an fierce open letter to the editors and host of the show…
Three Chinese oil workers and their translator are still missing one year after their disappearance. The workers disappeared in June 2011 near the town of San Vicente del Caguan, a…
Bogota’s Rock in the Park music festival has announced the list of performers that are set to play the event. Of those scheduled to perform, 28 local bands were selected…
Colombia’s culture minister on Tuesday condemned the use of historically and culturally significant buildings in the coastal city of Cartagena for the shooting of pornographic videos. “It is unacceptable that…
Nine FARC guerrillas, among them the alleged commander of the 37th Front, have died in combat in the north fo Colombia, the country’s Ministry of Defense said Wednesday. Roberto García…
President Juan Manuel Santos gave the national banner to Colombia’s national Olympic team at a ceremony held Tuesday in the presidential palace. The Olympic team will compete at this year’s…