President Juan Manuel Santos has approved the extradition of drug kingpin Daniel “El Loco” Barrera to the United States. The Supreme Court had already signed off on the extradition and Barrera will be transferred to the U.S in...
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos offered the government’s “full support” to those most affected by the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S., which went into effect Tuesday. “With free...
A retired army commander was sentenced to six years in prison for mishandling a contract between the Colombian military and a U.S. communication company, reported local media Tuesday. According to reports, former leader of the...
Canada accused Colombia of failing to implement a duty free system agreed upon between the two countries. According to a report by Colombian financial newspaper Portafolio, Canadian trade officials complained that their...
U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce Colombia has met the labor rights conditions demanded for final approval of its Free Trade Agreement, despite the continued killing of unionists., reported Radio Caracol. The...
The Pentagon plans to send brigade commanders with experience in Iraq and Afghanistan to Colombia to train military forces in their fight against the FARC, according to a U.S. military press release. “We’re getting ready...
Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos phoned his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama to personally congratulate him over the death of the world’s most wanted man, Osama Bin Laden, newspaper El Espectador reported Monday. Santos...
A former Colombian maritime training instructor and a co-conspirator have pleaded guilty to drug charges before a Washington court, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday. According to a press release, Wilson Jesus...
Colombia’s Ambassador to the U.S. Gabriel Silva says that Colombia’s request for diplomatic immunity for former President Alvaro Uribe was based on international law, reports RCN. Last week Silva sent an open letter...
Colombia will extradite suspected Venezuelan drug trafficker Walid Makled to Venezuela rather than to the U.S. Makled was arrested in Colombia in August, and both the U.S. and Venezuela requested his extradition. Colombia has...
