Colombia’s quarreling elites: Uribe and the Galan family
Colombia’s congress was supposed to debate the country’s development plan last week,...
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Colombia’s congress seeks harsher penalties for animal cruelty
Colombia’s Congress has introduced a bill to increase fines and lengthen prison sentences to...
Medical marijuana bill passes 1st hurdle in Colombia’s senate
A proposed law which would legalize the medicinal use of cannabis in Colombia passed the first...
Liberal party looks to legalize medical marijuana in Colombia
Colombia’s Liberal Party will support a new bill to legalize medical marijuana in the...
US early release of extradited drug traffickers ‘insulting’: Colombian Senator
Colombian Senator Juan Manuel Galan on Tuesday called the United States’ practice of shortening sentences for extradited drug traffickers “ridiculous and insulting.” The Liberal senator from Bogota is calling for a...
Colombia senators seek to alter military reform, appease human rights orgs
After constant criticism of Colombia’s proposed military reform from various human rights NGOs, Colombia’s congress is seeking to change the reform, local media reported Wednesday. Despite the Colombian...
Son of prominent Pablo Escobar victim defends soap opera
Amid controversy that the new Pablo Escobar telenovela series, “The Boss of Evil,” glamorizes the life of Colombia’s notorious druglord, the son of perhaps his best-known victim has come out in support of the...
Govt to propose DAS replacement to Congress
The government will submit to Congress this week a bill proposing the framework for a new intelligence and counterintelligence state agency that will eventually replace the country’s security agency, the DAS. Speaking to...
