While fear continues to grow in Colombia’s central Boyaca state over emerald trade-related violence, locals are complaining that they see little revenue from an industry which benefits just a few wealthy families.
A judge denied “emerald czar” Pedro Rincon’s request to attend his son’s funeral after he died on Thursday night following serious complications sustained during an attack last year in central…
The Inspector General’s Office issued a warning on Monday about the insecurity situation in Colombia’s central state of Boyaca due to escalating violence among rival emerald-mining families in the region.
The Prosecutor General’s department is processing leading emerald magnate Pedro Rincon, after he was arrested on Wednesday over a cache of arms alleged to have been used by paramilitaries.
Colombian defense minister, a Catholic Bishop and members of the Emerald mining clans are meeting on Wednesday to prevent a repeat of the “Green War,” a conflict that plagued the…
One of the new leading figures in Colombia’s emerald industry may have been involved in a number of attempts on the life of the recently deceased “Emerald Czar,” reported RCN…
The government will take immediate action to prevent the reescalation of violence among rival emerald-mining families in central Colombia, said President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday.
The head of the Molina family on Wednesday has denied accusations from fellow emerald tycoon Pedro Rincon that they were involved in a grenade attack on Rincon in central Colombia.
A mining magnate believes other prominent families in the emerald business are behind the grenade attack launched against him in central Colombia this past weekend, according to a statement he…