ELN enjoys top-down control of mining in northern Colombia: Police
The ELN (National Liberation Army) does not extort money from miners — or at least, it does...
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Author: Steven Cohen
Colombia vows to implement new subsidy system to prevent coffee strike
Colombia’s government is proposing a new system to deliver subsidies to coffee farmers in an attempt to avoid the second national industry strike this year. Starting in late February, coffee workers across Colombia engaged...
Read MoreColombia arrested 42 foreigners for drug trafficking this year
In an occurrence that has become commonplace in Colombia’s fight against drug trafficking,...
Read More12 lawmakers facing removal from Colombia’s congress
Twelve Colombian congressmen may soon be banned from office for allegedly corrupting a failed...
Read MoreSantos meets with party and spin doctor to talk 2014 elections
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos sat down Thursday with Senator Roy Barreras, other...
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