Posted by Tom Heyden | Mar 21, 2011 | News
The inspector general’s office is responding to the lack of aid received by many flood victims by determining whether disciplinary action against the officials responsible will be necessary, Caracol reports Monday. The...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Mar 18, 2011 | News
Police arrest a suspected FARC member who is accused of being a key liaison between the guerrilla group and international arms traffickers, Caracol Radio reported Friday. Hector Gutierrez was caught in Bogota in possession of an...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Mar 18, 2011 | News
Colombia’s interior and justice minister has announced on Twitter that nearly 250,000 acres of land will be returned to Afro-Colombian communities who have been forcibly displaced. German Vargas Lleras used the social...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Mar 18, 2011 | News
The head of the government’s National Calamity Fund has said that despite their best efforts, emergency resources have not reached all Colombians in need of help following last year’s devastating rainy season,...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Mar 17, 2011 | News
The commander of Colombia’s Armed Forces says the FARC are increasingly returning to traditional guerrilla tactics like the use of landmines, and warns of the difficulty of removing these devices, EFE reported Thursday....
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