Colombia’s national fashion event Colombiamoda is estimated to generate $75.9 million in future business investments, a growth of 14.4 percent from last year, according to foreign investment body Proexport. The twenty-first…
Colombia’s outgoing President Alvaro Uribe leaves office with an average approval rating of 72 per cent over his eight years in office, according a poll conducted by the research firm…
Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher has sent a letter to outgoing Colombian President Alvaro Uribe commending him on his “strong leadership” during his eight years in office. “Under his…
In an interview with a French newspaper, former-hostage Ingrid Betancourt justified the $6.5 million compensation request she made against the Colombian state in July for failing to prevent her kidnapping,…
A U.S embassy-run scholarship program in Medellin is giving young, academically-gifted Colombians, displaced by violence in their hometowns, a chance to expand their opportunities. The two-year Access “micro-scholarship,” program, for…
Colombia’s Constitutional Court is reviewing a complaint by human rights activists, who claim that the practice of bull fighting is unconstitutional and call for it to be outlawed throughout the…
Criticisms made by Vice President Francisco Santos regarding the possible appointment of Cambio Radical’s German Vargas Lleras as new defense minister in the incoming administration of his cousin Juan Manuel…
Colombia’s premiere fashion event is only halfway through, but Proexport’s Vice President Ricardo Vallejo has already declared Colombiamoda a success. According to the company behind Colombiamoda, the event has already…
The Supreme Judicial Council has issued a definitive dismissal of Governor of Valle, Juan Carlos Abadia, overruling his successful appeal against a ten-year ban from public office. The High court…