Security biggest challenge for Medellin: Mayor
Medellin’s new mayor said Monday that security is the biggest challenge faced by the city, along with the protection of human life, employment development and the fight against corruption. In…
Medellin’s new mayor said Monday that security is the biggest challenge faced by the city, along with the protection of human life, employment development and the fight against corruption. In…
The Colombian government will prosecute the gang leaders in Medellin who agreed to a ceasefire, Defense Minister Gabriel Silva said Friday. A temporary halt in Medellin’s gang warfare was reached…
President Uribe said Monday that the government would not recognize a ceasefire between Medellin’s major crime syndicates, a statement reiterated by both the chief of police and the high commissioner…
The fragile peace between Medellin’s warring gangs may not last now that the identities of the ceasefire negotiators are public, Colombia Reports has learned. “Unfortunately, now that this process is…
An unknown group is negotiating a ceasefire between the two major criminal gangs in Medellin responsible for much of the city’s drug violence, Colombia Reports was told on Monday. The…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe’s proposal to pay students in Medellin a monthly stipend if they provide intelligence to the military is causing controversy among political commentators. Uribe said on Tuesday…
When the sun starts to go down in the north-east of Medellin, residents hurry home and close their doors. Nobody wants to be on the streets when the gangs come…
Extradited paramilitary warlord Diego “Don Berna” Murillo testified before a U.S. court that Colombia’s former army chief and current ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Mario Montoya, aligned with paramilitary organization…