$10,000 govt compensation for car bomb victims
Colombia’s presidential aid agency Accion Social announced Thursday that it will give compensation of up to COP20 million ($10,000), equivalent to 40 times the monthly legal minimum wage, to the…
Alvaro Uribe
Uribe: Colombian army brigade accused of drug trafficking
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said Thursday he has received information accusing an army brigade of involvement in the illegal drug trade, reports Colombian media. The Colombian president said that he had…
Santos and Sanin lead presidential election poll
A Gallup poll of voter intention for the Colombian presidential election in May finds that a majority of people plan to vote for conservative-leaning candidates Juan Manuel Santos or Noemi…
Uribe: Bribery accusations are attempt to discredit govt
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said that he is not worried about the corruption allegations against him since he considers them part of an effort to “discredit” his government and send…
Bribery investigation against Uribe reopened
Colombia’s Congress reopened an investigation into alleged bribery by President Alvaro Uribe to win support for his first re-election bid. A commission, led by three investigators, has called various witnesses…
Colombian police allowed to seize ‘personal doses’
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe announced Monday that pending a decision about the penalty for carrying a “personal dose” of an illegal drug, police will now be allowed to seize substances…
Spanish opposition leader commends Uribe’s human rights record
Spanish opposition leader Mariano Rajoy commended President Alvaro Uribe on improving Colombia’s human rights record during his administration, following a meeting with the president on Friday. Rajoy, the parliamentary leader…
Spanish opposition leader to meet with Uribe
Conservative opposition leader of the Spanish parliament, Mariano Rajoy, is traveling today to Bogota to meet with President Alvaro Uribe to discuss the alleged relationship between Venezuela and terrorist groups…
New company replaces UNE for ballot-counting duties
The chairman of Colombia’s National Electoral Council, Marco Emilio Hincapie, announced Thursday that a new firm would be contracted to the task of ballot counting to replace telecommunications company UNE,…