Colombia’s Congress, not the government, should authorize Bogota to supply illicit drugs to addicts as proposed by the mayor of the capital who claims it will reduce crime, an adviser…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos’ administration approves the Mayor of Bogota’s proposal to supply illicit drugs by prescription, reported local media Friday. Following a meeting with the president, Bogota’s colorful…
Murders in Colombia’s capital Bogota in August were the lowest in 27 years – a drop “unparralleled in the world,” according to mayor Gustavo Petro on Monday. Bogota mayor Gustavo…
Electric taxis will hit Bogota streets this December, reported newspaper El Espectador Friday. Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro announced that at the end of this year 50 electric taxis will start…
Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro lost yet another key member of his team yesterday as the head of the Transmilenio, the city’s public transport system, joined the long list of officials…
The United Nations met with Colombian officials to discuss plans to create drug consumption centers in Bogota, newspaper El Espectador reported Tuesday. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime met…
The mayor of Colombia’s capital Bogota was discharged from hospital Monday after undergoing brain surgery. Mayor Gustavo Petro had been treated in the Santa Fe Foundation in Bogota where a…
Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro was admitted to hospital where he underwent surgery to remove a blood clot in the brain, reported local media Thursday. “After examining [Petro], we can document…
Colombia’s inspector general retracted his statement that Bogota’s mayor “must be smoking pot” for suggesting the city set up drug use centers to keep addicts off the street, local media…