Posted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 14, 2012 | News
Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro on Thursday named five new secretaries to head the economic development, housing and planning, environment, and social integration departments. The changes came a week after Petro forced his entire...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 13, 2012 | News
One year after the signing of Colombia’s Victims Law, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos urged victims to be patient and asked for more time for their compensation and restitution of lands. The Victims law, which came into...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 13, 2012 | News
Colombia’s House of Representatives ratified a law Wednesday that made alcohol tests for drivers obligatory throughout the country. The law explicitly makes it illegal for drivers to refuse alcohol-level test requests by...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 13, 2012 | News
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office presented on Wednesday 140 new arrest orders against civilian political leaders suspected of being FARC collaborators, following the arrest of 29 suspected collaborators in the same...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 13, 2012 | News
Colombia’s agricultural minister said Wednesday the government is prepared to deal with the “El Niño” phenomena and subsequent summer heat that has raised temperatures throughout the country. Minister Juan Camilo...
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