Colombian companies negotiated share deals worth $4.4 billion in the final six months of 2011, more than any other South American country. Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana offered $1.8 billion in order…
The NGO Colombians for Peace has sent letters to President Juan Manuel Santos and the commanders of the rebel groups FARC and ELN proposing a 90-day ceasefire in which to…
Colombia produced 7.8 million bags of coffee in 2011, the lowest production in 36 years, announced the National Federation of Coffee Growers Monday. This figure, the lowest annual production since…
Four people were killed when a car bomb detonates in northeast Colombia. Authorities blame the FARC’s 33rd Front for the attack. General Marco Lino Tamayo, an Air Force commander of…
Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro has taken a stance against bull fighting in the Colombian capital by stating City Hall will not provide any financial support for bull fighting events, Colombian…
A nine-year-old girl is tied to a chicken coop by her stepmother as punishment for allegedly smoking, reported newspaper El Espectador Friday. The child has been tied to the outside…
At least one person has been killed and two injured after a car bomb exploded Friday in an rural area of north Colombia. The bomb was detonated at approximately 10:00AM…
Two people have been injured in an alleged FARC attack on the building where failed peace talks were held between 1999 and 2002. The rebels threw three grenades at the…
Over 1,000 software and information technology professionals receive training from industry body Fedesoft, Radio Santa Fe reported Thursday. Employees from small and large companies affiliated with Fedesoft received training in…