As local elections draw closer, Bogota Mayor Samuel Moreno finds himself politically isolated amid a growing scandal over the allegedly fraudulent granting of public works contracts. Prominent Polo Democratico member…
A total 72% of inhabitants of the Colombian capital Bogota disapprove of the city’s Mayor Samuel Moreno, according to a poll published in newspaper El Tiempo. According to the newspaper,…
Colombia debates whether to seek harsher penalties for people between the ages of 14 and 17 who commit crimes, with Bogota Mayor Samuel Moreno speaking out in favor of the…
Bogota Mayor Samuel Moreno promised Thursday that construction on a metro system for the Colombian capital city will begin before the end of 2011. Speaking at an infrastructure and moblity…
Colombia’s celebrations for its bicentennial of independence ended with a bang, as 30,000 people gathered in the nation’s capital to watch a spectacle of song and dance, and enjoy the…
The Bogota mayor’s office claimed Thursday that 8,000 illegally armed people were demobilized during Mayor Samuel Moreno’s first two years in office. The mayor’s office says that In 2009, 2,640…
Bogota’s mayor increased security measures Thursday to deal with growing tensions among some 7 million Bogotanos, as the bus strike in the nation’s capital enters its fourth day. Mayor Samuel…
The instigators of the Bogota transit strike said Tuesday that they have not reached an agreement with the Bogota Mayor’s Office and they will continue the strike until their demands…
The city-wide bus strike which paralyzed Bogota transport on Monday is set to expand on Tuesday, with many taxi drivers and intercity bus drivers planning to join the protest on…