Colombia’s former president and two ministers guilty of land grabbing: Comptroller General
Colombia’s Comptroller General on Tuesday accused former president Alvaro Uribe and the...
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Colombia’s interior and defense ministers to be sacked amid troubled peace process: report
Colombia president Juan Manuel Santos is set to fire his Ministers of the Interior, Defense and...
Colombia’s agriculture minister claims ranchers federation threatened him
Colombia’s Minister for Agriculture claimed on Monday that he received threats from the...
Govt to buy land for poor in Colombia’s post-war period
Colombia’s government aims to buy land from private owners and redistribute it among the...
Colombia’s President Santos appoints 2nd term cabinet
Juan Manuel Santos appointed seven new ministers on Monday, resulting in a U Party majority...
Santos appoints Colombia’s new ministers of interior, agriculture
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos appointed two new members to his cabinet, the...
Over 120 injured in agrarian strikes: Interior Ministry
Colombia’s Ministry of Interior announced that more than 120 people have been injured as a...
U Party, Senator Benedetti in war of words
Without mentioning his name, the U Party on Wednesday has sent a clear signal to Senator Armando Benedetti, emphasizing party “unity” while threatening sanctions against “the isolated voice that is attacking the party from...
Colombia cannot afford security program for at-risk individuals
The Interior Ministry does not have enough money to implement its protection program for more than 10,000 at-risk people, the vice minister announced. According to Colombian media, Vice Minister of the Interior Aurelio Iragorri...
Govt to have draft decree for DNE dismantling ready in May
Vice Minister of the Interior Aurelio Iragorri said that at the end of May a draft decree that could serve to dismantle Colombia’s drug enforcement agency (DNE) will be ready for review. Iragorri said that by May 30, the...
