Uribe: FARC postpone hostage release to discredit govt
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said Thursday that the FARC are postponing the release of hostages Pablo Emilio Moncayo and Josue Daniel Calvo until close to the national elections in order…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said Thursday that the FARC are postponing the release of hostages Pablo Emilio Moncayo and Josue Daniel Calvo until close to the national elections in order…
Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana in an open letter criticizes the phenomenon of parapolitics in Colombia’s current administration and says that President Alvaro Uribe has a lot of explaining to…
The president of Colombia’s Constitutional Court announced Wednesday that the court will hold extra sessions to accelerate its analysis of the referendum on whether President Alvaro Uribe can stand for…
Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva announced Tuesday that the government is fully prepared for the FARC’s planned liberation of hostages Pablo Emilio Moncayo and Josue Daniel Calvo. “We have arranged…
Colombian Congressman Roy Barreras confirmed that doctors would not face financial penalties for prescribing treatment not covered by the national health care plan, a proposed reform that had been fiercely…
Colombian congressional candidates on Tuesday accused the sons of President Alvaro Uribe of favoritism, after the young men endorsed a Partido de la U member running for Congress. In a…
For the first time, Colombian president Alvaro Uribe publicly stated on Sunday that another government, not his, may have to handle future issues facing the country. The admission came during…
Colombia and Honduras Monday in Bogota signed an agreement that will allow the two nations to share intelligence on drug trafficking, kidnapping and organized crime. Colombian Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez…
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Colombia fell by 12.7% in January compared to the same month last year, to $631 million, according to provisional figures from the Central Bank, reports…