Arias to be Colombian ambassador to Rome
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos accepted the resignation of Colombian ambassador to Rome Sabas Pretelt de la Vega, who is standing trial on corruption charges, and replaced him with Andres Felipe…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos accepted the resignation of Colombian ambassador to Rome Sabas Pretelt de la Vega, who is standing trial on corruption charges, and replaced him with Andres Felipe…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office called former Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias for questioning over the alleged illegal granting of government subsidies to powerful families. The former minister will have to answer…
President Alvaro Uribe gave his stamp of approval for the reinstatement of Valle Governor Juan Carlos Abadia to office, newspaper El Tiempo reported Friday. “With this [decree], Mr. Juan Carlos…
Colombia’s Sectional Council of the Judiciary ruled that Juan Carlos Abadia should be reinstated into office, on the grounds the trial of the Valle governor for interfering in the Conservative primary…
Colombia’s Inspector General asked the Valle department’s High Council of the Judiciary to reinstate a ban against former Governor Juan Carlos Abadia from holding public office. The Inspector General’s office…
Following a disappointing performance in the May 30 presidential elections, Colombia’s Conservative Party is in disarray as its two most prominent members, Andres Felipe Arias and failed presidential candidate Noemi Sanin, trade accusations…
The biggest losers of Colombia’s first round presidential elections were the Conservatives and the Liberals, which are traditionally the nation’s most political parties. At the latest count, Conservative Party candidate Noemi…
Colombia’s Inspector General upheld its suspension against the former governor of Valle, Juan Carlos Abadia, from holding public office for ten years, according to a press release published Tuesday. Juan…
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office suspended Valle del Cauca governor Juan Carlos Abadia for illegally supporting the candidacy of former agriculture minister Andres Felipe Arias in the Conservative Party primaries. According…