Government ministers announce new plans to avoid farmers strike in Colombia
Colombia’s Ministers of Interior, Agriculture and Finance presented a new financial plan for...
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FARC suspends peace talks with Colombian government
Rebel group FARC announced on Friday that they are suspending ongoing peace talks with...
Colombia’s state council condemns the state for its role in death squad murder
The Ministry of Defense and the National Police have been ordered to pay close to $250, 000 in...
Colombia court rejects multi-million dollar lawsuit against govt
Colombia’s highest administrative court has rejected a multi-million lawsuit against the state for the alleged expropriation of 744 sq mi of land. Siblings Enrique, Luz Elena and Gloria Durango Sanin, and Enrique Durango...
NGO seeks Christmas ceasefire in Colombia
The festive season in Colombia could mark the beginning of “reunion and love” as a citizens’ initiative attempts the government and the FARC to agree on a month-long ceasefire. REDEPAZ, a citizens’...
Colombian peace negotiators leave for Norway
Delegates from Colombia’s governent and the FARC left for the Norwegian capital Oslo on Tuesday to begin the process to end the conflict that has ravaged the country for 48 years. “We leave for Oslo with hope and...
Colombia posts central government surplus
Colombia’s central government posted a surplus worth 2.4% of gross domestic product (GDP) in the first half of 2012, reported the Ministry for Finance Monday. The government surplus is up from 1.3% of GDP for the same...
Colombian govt inaugurates new ministers
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos inaugurated a new secretary general along with new ministers of the interior and housing Thursday in Bogota. “I think that the government is greatly strengthened with these three players on...
Colombian congressmen get diplomatic passports
Colombia has officially enacted a law that gives a diplomatic passports to members of congress, Caracol Radio reported Wednesday. The controversial law bestows diplomatic status and passports on all 268 congress persons. The...
Colombian state to apologize for senator’s assassination
The Colombian government will publicly acknowledge Tuesday their responsibility for the 1994 assassination of communist Senator Manuel Cepeda, announced his son, Representative Ivan Cepeda Cepeda was a Union Patriotica...
Ex-Miss Colombia denies accepting govt proposal to serve as face of AIS
Ex-Miss Colombia Valerie Dominguez denied having considered or accepted proposals to improve the government’s image by serving as the face of the Agro Ingreso Seguro (AIS) program, Radio Santa Fe reported Thursday. The...
2012 govt budget to include $1B for Victims Law: Finance minister
Colombia’s finance minister said Wednesday that the 2012 government budget will include around $1.1 billion (COP 2 trillion) towards implementing the new Victims Law, Caracol Radio reported. According to Finance Minister...
