Govt issues evacuation warning in Boyaca due to floods
The Director of Civil Defense in the department of Boyaca, Colonel Alirio Aponte Monroy, told Caracol Radio on Monday that as a preventative measure hundreds of homes in towns situated…
The Director of Civil Defense in the department of Boyaca, Colonel Alirio Aponte Monroy, told Caracol Radio on Monday that as a preventative measure hundreds of homes in towns situated…
Two athletes proudly represented Colombia in the Boston Marathon on Monday with Yolanda Caballero finishing in 8th place in the women’s category and Juan Carlos Cardona finishing 12th for the…
The number of rubber tree plantations in Colombia has increased tenfold in the past 10 years to 25,000 acres, driven by the demand from emerging economies for cars and tires,…
Colombia’s economy looks set to expand as much as 5.5% in 2011, overtaking the Central Bank’s original economic growth projection of 4.5% for this year, according to Central Bank President…
President Juan Manuel Santos praised the attitude of students who cooperated with police during recent student protests at Bogota’s National University, Radio Nacional de Colombia reported Friday. Director of the National…
Former Congressman Oscar Leonidas Wilches has been captured in the city of Ipiales and sentenced to seven years and five months in prison for “parapolitics” and the crime of conspiracy,…
A striker who plays for the soccer team Deportes Tolima has tested positive for the use of marijuana, El Espectador reported Thursday. Though the team has still not given an…
The malignant effect of criminal gangs on the lives of civilians in Colombia has become the leading concern for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Terra reported Thursday.…
Adriana Vargas, spokeswoman for the Santos administration, has resigned her post to accept a new job for the U.S. Spanish-language television channel Univision, lafiscalia reported Wednesday. In Vargas’ new position,…