NGO slams govt response to floods
Refugees International (RI) called on President Juan Manuel Santos Tuesday to step up action to provide humanitarian assistance for the thousands of Colombians who are still suffering from the effects…
Refugees International (RI) called on President Juan Manuel Santos Tuesday to step up action to provide humanitarian assistance for the thousands of Colombians who are still suffering from the effects…
The southwest of Colombia continued to have the country’s highest homicide rate in 2010, according to a report released by the national coroner’s office. The government body, which is in…
The Colombian government’s fiscal gap will likely fall below 3% of GDP in 2011 due to higher than expected tax revenue, stated Finance Minister Juan Carlos Echeverry in a Friday…
Colombian NGOs highlight the ongoing victimization of female leaders of displaced groups, and criticize the inadequate government response to the situation, U.S.-based Latino news channel Univision reported Thursday. The National Association…
The Colombian Embassy in Washington D.C. will flood the halls of Congress with Colombian roses this Tuesday, in a symbolic move to pressure the U.S. government to extend the trade…
President Juan Manuel Santos announced Monday a number of legislative reforms aimed at restructuring ministries and state agencies as part of a recent measure granting him more authority. Of the…
President Juan Manuel Santos states that assassinations of peasant leaders who support land restitution for those displaced by violence must not be permitted and will not halt the process, the…
Medellin gave 410 musical instruments to the city music schools Friday as part of a cultural and social development project. The instruments were handed over by Secretary of Culture Luis…
The Colombian State Council ruled that beaches may not be claimed as private property by people using them for commercial or personal reasons, El Universal reported Thursday. The High Tribunal…