Colombia’s minister of the interior ordered increased protection for the governor of Antioquia, Sergio Fajardo, who received death threats earlier this week, Caracol Radio reported Thursday. Interior Minister Federico Velez Renjifo…
The Antioquia government shut down Wednesday following threats against governor Sergio Fajardo, a source within the governor’s office said Thursday. According to the source, the army evacuated the entire Medellin…
A Colombian politician is in hot water after comments he made regarding potential investment in the western department of Choco. Rodrigo Mesa, deputy of the department of Antioquia, said “the…
Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro wants to bring a metro cable system to Colombia’s capital city. Petro toured the Medellin transport system Thursday morning, which became the first in the world…
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe on Monday accepted the defeats of the majority of candidates he endorsed in Sunday’s local elections, and congratulates the winners. In a press release, Uribe…
The gubernatorial election in Antioquia looks set to be a tight two-way race between Green Party candidate Sergio Fajardo and Conservative Alvaro Vasquez, according to the latest opinion poll. The…
Former Medellin mayor and current Antioquia gubernatorial candidate for the Colombian Green Party, Sergio Fajardo, clashed with his party Thursday about joining the congressional coalition of President Juan Manuel Santos.…
The Prosecutor General’s Office ordered an investigation of three politicians and two former security forces heads over claims by extradited AUC member Juan Carlos Sierra, alias “El Tuso” that he held…
President of the Colombian National Electoral Committee (CNE) said Tuesday he had no knowledge of resolution outlining a supposed misuse of funds in the Green Party Presidential campaign. Oscar Giraldo…