Posted by Toni Peters | Jan 17, 2012 | News
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 start peace talks, Colombian media reported Tuesday. In...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Jan 17, 2012 | Economy
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 1976, represents a 12% drop in...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Jan 13, 2012 | News
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 the Colombian Armed Forces told the...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Jan 13, 2012 | News
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 media reported Friday. “There...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Jan 13, 2012 | News
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 large chicken coop, since January 1 because...
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