Socialist party Polo Democratic has filed a constitutional reform that could prevent President Juan Manuel Santos’ re-election, reported El Espectador Wednesday. Senator Alexander Lopez Maya is spearheading the reform, which…
Colombia’s Interior and Justice Minister Germain Vargas Lleras said that the situation in the mining town of Puerto Gaitan is under control after more than a month of labor protests…
A 4,000 acre forest preserve will be established in the northeastern edge of Bogota, a local environmental organization announced Tuesday. The Corporacion Autonoma Regional de Cundinamarca (CAR) negotiated with the…
Kenyan long distance runner Geoffrey Mutai will race in the Bogota International Half Marathon next week. The 30-year-old Mutai is considered by many to be the fastest marathoner in the…
President Juan Manuel Santos called on the Colombia’s army general and national police director to help with petroleum company labor riots in the central department of Meta. Protests began last…
Colombia’s 201st Independence Day celebrations Wednesday offer a variety of cultural events around the country. The capital city of Bogota will celebrate Afro-Colombian and traditional culture and African heritage with…
Three thousand employees of petroleum company Pacific Rubiales joined the strike in the Rubiales field, which is one of the company’s most important areas of exploration and production, Colombian media reported…
Police found a Russian citizen with gunshot wounds in the streets of southern Bogota early Tuesday morning. The 36-year-old man was found under a bridge in very bad condition, with…
Of the 13 arrested tax workers accused in a multi-million dollar tax embezzlement scandal, only one has pleaded guilty to all charges, reported Caracol Radio Tuesday. Sandra Liliana Rojas, an…