An outline agreed to by officials from the government and Colombia’s striking agriculture sector will give an estimated 80,000 protesters a much-needed respite from roadside demonstrations, according to announcements made…
Colombia’s Minister of Defense announced Thursday that 1,500 troops will be added to the controversial anti-riot police force (ESMAD) before the end of the calendar year.
An estimated 80,000 protesters still line roads in 10 departments, as leaders of Colombia’s agricultural strikes prepare for the first day of national negotiations with the Colombian government, according to…
Some 10,000 direct and indirect employees of US-based Drummond Ltd. returned to regular activities at the multinational coal giant’s primary production and shipping sites in Colombia starting Monday, after a controversial ruling…
While President Juan Manuel Santos was hosting his National Pact event Thursday, over 3,000 delegates representing striking farm workers across Colombia were gathered some 20 minutes away, at Bogota’s National…
After three weeks of strikes, Colombia’s government has agreed to a national dialogue with leaders of Colombia’s rural protest movement. The following is a point-by-point breakdown of the protesters’ demands.
According to the director of the National Federation of Coffee Growers (FEDECAFE), Colombia’s coffee harvest is expected to exceed previous goals and expectations for 2013, after showing a 36% increase…
The Commander of Police in the department of Meta on Thursday told Radio Caracol that after several mediations with authorities, protesting peasants have released 21 detained police officers who were…
Education workers on Wednesday said that they will be forced to go ahead with their planned national strike beginning September 10, which would effectively close schools across Colombia, if the…