Uribe calls for national Security Council
The Colombian President, Alvaro Uribe, will call for an assembly in Bogota of all relevant security forces and law enforcement authorities in Colombia to address the mounting issues of delinquency…
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Dog killing artist exposed in Colombia
Contoversial Costa Rican artist Habacuc Vargas, famous for allowing a street dog starve to death as part of an exhibition has hit the Colombian headlines again with a new proposition.…
Bogota explosion leaves 6 injured
An bomb attack in Bogota left six people injured early Monday. One of the victims reportedly is a pregnant woman. According to several media, the bomb exploded near a police…
Assets worth US$200 million seized from drug baron
Colombian authorities confiscated $200 million worth of possessions belonging to a long-sought drug lord in potentially the largest seizure in a single coup. The lucrative drug empire amassed by boss…
Colombian airlines gain new international frequencies
Colombian Aviation authorities granted 20 new international route permissions to Colombian airlines in an attempt to bring the ticket price down and boost international trips, newspaper La Republica reported on…
Colombia pays homage to John Leguizamo
Actor John Leguizamo today became Colombia’s honorary ambassador for his service in promoting the country’s name. The Bogota born actor received his heart-shaped sculpture in a ceremony in New York…
Bogota without compressed natural gas
Thousands of vehicle owners and fifty companies in Bogota will have to recur to gasoline as the compressed natural gas supply was cut off indefinitely Tuesday night. The supply interruption…
Foreign drug smuggler allowed to serve sentence in home country
A Bogota judge ruled that a young foreign drug smuggler is allowed to serve her prison sentence in her home country. According to television network Caracol, the 18-year-old ‘Ekatherina’ from…
Vincente Fernandez concert in Bogota confirmed
The Mayor of Bogota confirmed that the mexican singer Vincente Fernandez will perform on Friday in the Simon Bolivar Metropolitan Park. Though the arrival of the artist, due on Sunday,…