Rainy season death toll climbs to 116 for 2011
Colombia’s extreme and prolonged rainy season has caused the deaths of 116 people, and serious injury to 87 more, in the four months since January 2011, the Colombian government announced.…
Colombia’s extreme and prolonged rainy season has caused the deaths of 116 people, and serious injury to 87 more, in the four months since January 2011, the Colombian government announced.…
Boxes with information supposedly incriminating congressmen and local politicians in a new national public works corruption scandal have arrived at the Supreme Court, W Radio reported Thursday. The Supreme Court…
Some 3 million Colombians, 6.4% of the population, have been affected by the heavy rains wreaking havoc across Colombia, revealed a study conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (DANE),…
Over 4,000 academics from around the world have signed a petition for Colombia to release Dr. Miguel Angel Beltran, an academic imprisoned for two years without a conviction. The petition,…
President Juan Manuel Santos announced that six state employees have been arrested in connection to the latest corruption scandal in the health insurance sector. A network of staff from the…
President Juan Manuel Santos announced that the Colombian government will allot approximately $14 billion (COP 26 trillion) to assist victims of this year’s extreme weather as part of the newly…
Former Miss Colombia Valerie Dominguez has announced that she will collaborate fully with authorities in proceedings regarding her alleged involvement in the Agro Ingreso Seguro (AIS) scandal. Dominguez began the…
Former Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture Juan David Ortega is to be sent to prison as a security measure during proceedings for his alleged role in the Agro…
Colombia’s Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo said that the government is examining the idea of establishing emergency air points to carry food to the cities most adversely impacted by this…