Police found the young boy who disappeared July 4th was found asking for food in a restaurant in South Bogotá, Colombia. Apparently, he was not a kidnapping victim as was initially feared. According to El Espectador’s video, thanks to the posters with the young boy’s picture, police were able to recognize him and reunite him with his mother. Read Article
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ElComercio.com reports that police have taken into custody three of the four suspects in an assault of a businessman who withdrew $40,000 in cash from a bank in Ambato. The assault occurred today, July 6th around 4:30 p.m. close to a mall in the south of Ambato. Tungurahua police chief says that police officials offered […]
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•Colombia has imported 13 new cars for the Medellin subway system, as part of the effort named Confianza en el Futuro 2006-2013 (Confidence in the Future). •According to the video by El Espectador, the new train cars will help to increase subway capacity. •These subway trains from Spain are units of the widest models of […]
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•As revealed by a video from El Espectador, 10-year-old child Elián Fragoso was kidnapped in the South of Bogotá, Colombia after watching a soccer game with friends. •The mother states that the family kept a close watch on him and that from one moment to another, he was gone. •The family does not have any […]
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•According to Colombian investigators, there are about 3,000 Colombians in Bolivia participating in the Martín Llanos narcotics trafficking group. •A report from eju.tv reveals that within the last 5 years, Colombians have been participating in this group which operates in the capital of the Santa Cruz department, Bolivia. •Currently, 32 Colombian citizens stand accused of […]
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•Colombia and Ecuador have signed an agreement to put forth mutual efforts to stop the theft and activation of cell phones per RCN Radio. •Particularly, this has to do with cell phones stolen in one country and being activated in the other according to Diego Molano Vega, Minister of Technologies of Information and Communications. •Later […]
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•300 kilos of cocaine worth $9 million have been seized thanks to the combined efforts of U.S., Panamanian, and Colombian authorities. •The Coastguard of the Pacific who alerted U.S. and Panamanian authorities detected a speedboat carrying the drugs leaving Colombia. •U.S. authorities intercepted the ship along with its crew of three Colombian citizens. Read Article
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According to Hoy.com.ec the director of National Police in Colombia announced today, July 5th, that the March 2008 bombing of the FARC camp in Ecuador was a state decision and therefore, the officials found to stand trial in Ecuador should not be held accountable. General Oscar Naranjo along with the Colombian government do not recognize […]
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•National Police Director, Oscar Naranjo, recognizes the increase of massacres in Colombia and has pointed out their recent concentration in rural areas. •According to Prensa Latina, Naranjo admits that the National Police should have better territorial control to prevent these massacres. •He also noted the increase of kidnappings and that kidnappers now tend to target […]
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•A Colombian-Lebanese network that laundered money from cocaine activity has been dismantled. •Europol and Eurojust have coordinated these operations in Spain, Germany, Belgium, Holland, and France, and the Colombian National Police has participated as well. •The capture of a Syrian man of Spanish citizenship traveling from Bordeux to Paris with 810,000 euros in cash with […]
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•Despite rumors that FARC head member Alfonso Cano had been captured, he has escaped the Colombian military for the third time. •RCN Radio reports that during an operation performed by the Colombian military last Wednesday, Alfonso Cano fled the encampment between the Cauca and Huila departments. •The military had received information about the top FARC […]
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•Jesús Escobar, who has been charged with the rape of 14 women, has been captured in Bogotá. •According to the video by El Espectador, he committed his crimes under bridges on calle 26 in Bogotá, Colombia. •He is a repeat offender, captured in 1997 and 2003 for sexual crimes. Read Article
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This is a list of weapons at the disposal of the Colombian Armed Forced from fuerzasmilitares.org: •Pistols and Revolvers •Assault Rifles •Machine Guns •Light Mortars •Anti-Tank Weapons •Grenade Launchers •Grenades, Mines, and Explosives •Land Vehicles •Fixed-Wing Aircraft •Helicopter •Radios •Sights and Scopes •Other supplies and support Read Article
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•Latin America has become a destination for laundering money from trafficking of narcotics, kidnapping, and other illicit activities more than any place in the world, and afterwords, they go to European countries. •According to hoyveracruz.com.mx, countries such as Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil have become hotspots for laundering money using casinos, lotteries and even churches. […]
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•The video from El Espectador shows minors being trained by alias Pipón of FARC’s front 57. •A member of the National Police while under cover recorded the video. •The video shows Pipón training the young people between 14-17 years old how to use firearms and other kinds of combat training. •Around 4,000 like cases of […]
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•According to Portafolio.co, the Inter-American Development Bank is willing to finance the $7.6 Billion USD project of the dry canal in Colombia. •However, neither Colombia nor China has sent a representative to the bank to ask for finance according to its president Luis Alberto Moreno. •The project is to be financed by the Chamber of […]
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•To aid blind citizens, Colombian currency now has 10,000 and 20,000 peso notes with Braille indicating the denomination of the notes in circulation per Radio Caracol. •Previously there have been devices to aid blind citizens tell the denomination of the bills, but the Braille system serves to even further help vision impaired individuals. •Circulation began […]
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•In La Cruz, in the north of the Nariño department of Colombia, 9 children died and 12 people were injured in a school bus accident. •RCN Radio reports that the bus was transporting 20 students. •11 injured students were admitted to a hospital with the driver. •The driver died after being admitted to the hospital. […]
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•El Espectador reports the emergency landing of a plane carrying Colombian minister Rodrigo Rivera Salazar and Director of the National Police Oscar Naranjo in Medellín. •Problems with the breaking system of the plane caused it to perform the emergency landing at the Olaya Herrera airport in Medellín. •All eight passengers and the crew were able […]
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The Colombian Attorney General, Viviane Morales, is to investigate the accusations that the U.S. and Colombia made secret negotiations to secure the release of Ingrid Betancourt and the other hostages including 3 American citizens. The official story is that the Colombian military successfully carried out Operación Jaque which involved deceiving the 2 FARC guerillas holding […]
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•Colombia’s agriculture sector has increased 7.8%, which is the highest increase in 11 years despite the harsh conditions of winter. •Ricardo Sánchez, minister of Agriculture, attributed the increase to President Santos’ policies according to Caracol Radio. •In relation to international prices, transitional crops have increased by 9.4% and permanent crops by 4.8%. •The winter did […]
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•Ecuadorian authorities apprehended two members of FARC during an operation in the south of Quito according to the Ministry of the Interior. •El Espectador reports that they are reported to belong to the “Frente Sur” (South Front) of FARC, and authorities have requested fingerprints and other information to ascertain their identities. •They are to be […]
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•El Tiempo reports that Ecuadorian President Correa denounces the NGOs (non-governmental organizations), which are connected, with the extreme right of the U.S. are connected with FARC and other illegal groups on the Colombia – Ecuador Border. •He claims that these NGOs are attempting to replace the governments in that area. •He cites that of the […]
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•A private plane performed an emergency landing 11:35 a.m. this morning in the Rafael Núñez International Airport in Cartagena, Colombia. •Caracol Radio reports that the pilot contacted a control tower of the airport and had to land due to problems with the plane’s undercarriage. •5 flights to Bogotá from Avianca, Copa Airlines, and Aires have […]
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•General Efraín Rojas Acevedo, while under the influence of alcohol, threw a grenade at a public establishment and left 1 dead and 7 injured. •According to El Espectador, the soldier threw the grenade at 4:00 a.m. after an argument with some people leaving the establishment. •Rojas Acevedo, part of the motorized infantry, has turned himself […]
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•In 2011’s first trimester, Colombia has reached over 5 million points of connection according to the bulletin of the Ministry of Technology of Information and Communication. •RCN Radio reports that since the first trimester of 2010, there has been an increase of over 3 million connections, which is 52.7%. •Broadband connections have increased 71.4% since […]
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•Brazilian minister of Defense Nelson Jobim is discussing a mutual agreement for protection of the border against crime, particularly the Amazon Rainforest area, with Colombian minister of Defense Rodrigo Rivera per El Universal. •Although no specific details have been released, one of the main points of the plan are to make sure that criminals do […]
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•A Spanish woman was arrested in Barcelona airport in Spain after having successfully smuggled 3,868 grams of cocaine from Colombia by way of El Dorado Airport in Bogotá. •The Guardia Civil seized 111 nuts with 6 grams of cocaine each and three 750 ml wine bottles full of liquid cocaine according to El Espectador. •This […]
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•In Barbacoas, Nariño, Colombia, 300 women are refusing to have sexual intercourse with their husbands to participate in a strike to demand that the government finish repairs on the Junín-Barbacoas stretch. •As Prensa Latina reveals, with this “crossed legs” strike, the women hope to convince their husbands to demand repair from the proper authorities. •Due […]
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•Óscar Fernando Cuevas Cepeda, a.k.a. the Colombian Cleaner, was considered the largest money launderer in Colombia and is to be extradited. •The accused has worked with the Cartels of Cali and Medellín as well as FARC and is known for his connection with Víctor Julio Suárez, the guerilla, alias “Mono Jojoy.” •The evidence includes 60 […]
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•Colombia’s National Police have arrested 22 people who were involved in the front company Hospi Medic in Manizales, which dealt with distributing adulterated medication. •El Colombiano reports that the investigations revealed involvement with an EPS as well as another firm, the Sociedad Farmaceútica La Unión S.A. •Hospi Medic provided medication to 17 drug stores in […]
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•The residents of the Kennedy sector in Bogotá, Colombia report that over 100 young people of the “emo” group have been causing fights and disturbing the peace. •They reside in the park of the barrio Techo as they are reportedly being pursued by other groups. •As Caracol Radio reports, the group of young people attempted […]
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•President Santos proposed that countries work together to fight narcotics trafficking in Central America in the International Conference of Support for the Central American Security Strategy currently in Guatemala. •He referred to Colombia’s example and its cooperation with the U.S. in Plan Colombia, which has helped to combat the threat of narcotrafficking in the country. […]
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•According to Radio Nacional de Colombia, 10% of the youth turn to the trafficking of narcotics for work for lack of other opportunities. •The youth of San Andrés, which annually is 900 high school graduates, are seeking work and usually turn to positions such as seasonal hotel workers and motorcycle taxi drivers. •Deputy Fernando Cañon […]
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•Senator Gilma Jiménez presented the statistic that in Colombia 250,000 children are born from unwanted pregnancies per RCN Radio. •She also stated that 1 in 5 children are born without certainty of the biological father. •So far in 2011, there have been 30 cases of child abuse by the children’s own parents. Read Article
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•Caracol Radio reports that Monseñor Julio Cesar Vidal has been participating in a dialogue with the emerging criminal bands, the Bacrim, in order to discuss reduced violence and terms of peace. •Bishops and other members of the Colombian clergy support Monseñor Vidal’s efforts. •Monseñor Serna feels that the Bacrim should be able to peacefully surrender […]
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•About 8-12% of Colombian children are suffering from depression. •RCN Radio spoke to psychologist Henry Castillo who traces this problem to the family life of the children. •Castillo states that children are affected by stresses from their parents who may either not provide emotional support, be too engaged in work, or pressure their children to […]
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•As El Espectador.com reports, Edilberto Berrío Ortiz, Alejandro Palacios Rengifo, and Anderson Chamapuro Dogimara were found guilty by a New York judge for the kidnapping of a U.S. citizen in Panamá. •The three FARC guerrillas were arrested in Colombia in 2009 and extradited to the U.S. between 2010 and 2011. •The victim was freed after […]
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•After discovering another car bomb Monday night, the authorities evacuated nearby housings and schools in Corinto, Cauca. •El Espectador reports that the Colombian authorities have not yet attributed this car bomb, the second in the area within 3 days, to any specific group. •The ELN and FARC have guerrillas present in the area. Read Article
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•Rural farmers verified to El Espectador that in certain unnamed fields and greenhouses in Cali, a new kind of enhanced marijuana is being grown. •The marijuana has increased THC content, which allows for the drug’s effects to be enhanced. •Farmers have continued to cultivate the illicit crop because legal crops such as bananas and coffee […]
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•In the river Mataje in Tamaco, Nariño, Colombia, the Colombian Navy and the CTI destroyed a facility that constructed submarines and processed cocaine paste for the Daniel Aldana column of FARC. •Monthly the site would produce 1.5 tones of coca paste. •So far in 2011, the Naval Force of the Pacific has seized 40 laboratories […]
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•RCN Radio reports that the 30,000 HIV patients receiving treatment against the AIDS virus. •Luis Ángel Moreno, ONUSIDA representative in Colombia reports about 210,000 to 220,000 cases of people infected with the disease unknowingly. •Since 2003, treatments to infected individuals in the world have increased by a factor of 16. Read Article
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•Various studies state that over 2 million Colombians are living outside of Colombia against their will as refugees of violence, and there is even a day dedicated to refugees. •State policies of Latin American countries promise these refugees rights and protections, but they tend to arrives in areas already ridden with problems. •El Espectador’s article […]
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•During the afternoon of June 18th, a suspected ELN car bomb exploded near the entrance of Popayán killing Jairo Muñoz and 16 others injured. •According to El Heraldo, thanks to the police patrolling the city’s entrance, the bomb did not reach the center of the city, the original target. •The Colombian authorities are offering 300 […]
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•Recently in Colombia, a law was passed which included a new restriction that minors who committed crimes would be released on reaching 21 years of age. •Criminals would contract minors to commit crimes such as murders because they would be release after turning 21. Thus, one of the effects of the previous penalties was that […]
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The Cloud system will allow purchasers of alcohol in the Bolívar department to follow the exact history of a bottle of liquor starting from its production and bottling. According to RCN Radio, bottles will have a tricolored sticker with a code that customers can check at www.syctrace.com.co, which will show the bottle’s history. This will […]
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The explosion at 11:22 p.m. last night in a small square in northern Bogotá affected 12 houses and as well as a bust of Laureano Gómez, but resulted in no injuries.The report by inernacional.eluniversal.com states that authorities have found several explosives in the past few days which were meant to destroy the bust of the […]
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RCN Radio reports that Colombia’s Minister of Defense Rodrigo Rivera Salazar commented that FARC’s recent actions have been like those of Pablo Escobar. He makes this comment in relation to the methods of terrorism on civilians that FARC has utilized in response to successful actions against their operations. Read Article
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•In Peking, Colombia’s portafolio.co spoke with Enrique Dussel, the director of the Center of Chinese-Mexican Studies of Unam, who gave his view on how Latin America should approach Chinese business and involvement in the area. •One improvement he suggests is the increase of foreign exchange students between the two regions. •Lingual and cultural understanding is […]
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•Due to the effects of the winter, coffee production has suffered a 18% decrease from May 2010 according to Fedecafe as reported by caracol.com.co. •Coffee growers are making attempts to increase production and fight against La Roya de Cafeta which affects the growth of the crop. •However, so far in 2011, Colombian coffee production has […]
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•The three individuals, including two officers of the Colombian National Police, are suspected members of Los Rastrojos. They are facing charges for narcotics trafficking, responsibility for homicide, and conspiracy for delinquency. •As Radio Santa Fe reports, the two Police officers of Norte de Santander are John Jairo Rosas Carrascal and Raúl Alberto, and the other […]
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•According to El Espectador, the President, Senate, and House of Colombia have passed a law extending expecting mothers’ maternity leave from 12 weeks to 14 weeks. •Mothers are to take leave at least one week before the child’s expected delivery date. •These rights will be extended to adopted parents. •In the case of twins, leave […]
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•As reported by noticias.terra.com.co, the issue of overcrowded Colombian prisons has been studied by organizations such as the Office of Human Rights of the UN and the Defensoría del Público. •Different organizations have produced different statistics. For example, the Colombian government states that overpopulation in prisons is 30% while Senator Espíndola and officials of Inpec […]
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As part of a protest, 20 unknown hooded young people began throwing papas-bomb (potato bombs) in the Universidad Industrial de Santander in Colombia causing the institution to close. El Tiempo reports that the assailants forced students to leave their classes and took carreras 25 and 30 which serve as the entrance and exit of the […]
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•By El Espectador’s report, the Avenida Longitudinal de Occidente (ALO) has been in construction for 50 years with only 1.88 kilometers constructed out of the planned 49 kilometers. •A main challenge is the fact that construction requires 696 more pieces of land in order to be completed. •The transnational highway will help to solve transit […]
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The Constitutional Court declared literacy necessary for drivers in Colombia. As Caracol Radio reports, the ability to read signs is essential in order to follow their directions considering the dangerous results that may occur otherwise. Read Article
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•According to El Mercurio, 13 illegal immigrants from Cuba and Africa departed from the Turbo Port and were attempting to travel towards Central America by sea after entering Colombia through Ecuador, and were caught by the authorities. •The two Colombians that aided these immigrants were arrested and charged with the illegal trafficking of migrants. Read […]
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•This morning, Brigade 18 of the Colombian Army freed the Head of Security, Carlos Rodríguez, and a driver of the oil company Oxy after they had been kidnapped Monday around 1:00 p.m. by the ELN per El Tiempo. •Rodríguez is the Head of Security of the Gibraltar natural gas plant. •The army arrested Juan Carlos […]
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•The 5 individuals, including a woman 6 months pregnant, died after being trapped in an illegal gold mine in López de Micay, Cauca, that exploded and collapsed. •RCN Radio reports that the Colombian authorities and emergency organisms are in the isolated area of the accident in order to ensure no further incidents. •There are currently […]
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•El Espectador reports that in pharmacies and drug stores in Bogotá, Colombia, young people can obtain these “pepas,” drugs that can act as hallucinogens, without having a legitimate prescription. •Councilor Patricia Mosquera reports that one can obtain false medical documents to buy these drugs, and that over 100,000 Colombians have taken “pepas” and that half […]
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This morning in Puerto Rico, Caquetá, FARC’s Teófilo Forero launched a mortar and machine gun attack against the sixth Brigade of the Colombian army and a Police station leaving 2 civilians dead and 10 people injured according to El Espectador. Read Article
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•According to policia.gov.co, the Colombian Police first discovered 20 smuggled gallons of foreign gasoline worth about 120,000 pesos in a vehicle on the ruta Valledupar Codazzi. •Another 100 gallons were discovered hidden in 3 cars on the road connecting Valledupar, La Paz, and Becerril. Read Article
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•Although cases of the bacterial disease were believed to be only in Europe, there is one Colombian patient currently in the medical center of Montería with an E. Coli infection. •El Espectador states that the family of the patient does not know how he might have contracted the disease, but his wife recalls that he […]
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•Having one of the highest unemployment rates in the European Union, Spaniards have been moving mostly to Latin America in order to find work as 20.7% of the Spanish population is without work per dinero.com. •Colombia is 10th among the countries that Spaniards travel to in order to find work with countries such as Argentina […]
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During an operation intended to increase safety in Cali, the Colombian Police found six charges with 12 kg of explosives belonging to FARC’s frente 30 as El Espectador reports. FARC was planning an attack against the Fuerza Pública in different parts of Cali. Another operation successfully confiscated 153 bars of indugel to be used in […]
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Rcn Radio reports that the earthquake ranked a 4.7 on the Richter scale with a depth of 30 km and an epicenter in San Pablo in south Bolívar, Colombia and was felt in areas such as Yondó (Antioquia0, Puerto Wilches, and Barrancabermeja. Read Article
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•The Vice-president of Colombia, Angelino Garzón, calls the murder of Margarita de las Salas Bacca, head of the 6th labor court of Barranquilla an attempt on justice and the Colombian legal branch as reported by es.noticias.yahoo.com. •The judge was killed last night after the assailant demanded her to hand over her belongings, and her brother […]
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Between 2000 and 2006, fumigations with glyphosate were performed to kill plants that could later produce drugs. A study performed by the Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de la Universidad de las Américas states that 10% of Ecuadorians on the border area between Colombia and Ecuador near Sucumbío may face irreparable genetic damage such as cancer, […]
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•Walter Hernández, alias “el Viejo,” was captured in El Doncello, Caquetá in Colombia according to El Periodiquito. •Hernández is one of the main heads of FARC’s “Teófilo Forero” column which operates in Caquetá and Huila. •The captured workers of Chinese Sinochem and British Emeral Energy have been identified as Zhau Hong, Yang Jing and Tang […]
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•The two ministers of defense, Javier Ponce of Ecuador and Rodrigo Rivera of Colombia, are meeting today in Puerto El Carmen, on Ecuador’s side of the border, to sign a program designed to heighten security on the Colombian-Ecuadorian border per Semana.com. •There will also be a convention involving the two nations to encourage political strategy […]
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•17 members of the Colombian National Police have been arrested for being connected to narcotics trafficking in different cities in Colombia as reported by Rcn Radio. •The case is still in the initial stages and after Friday, the officers will face charges of narcotics trafficking and conspiracy to commit a criminal offense. Read Article
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Rcn Radio reports that Angelino Garzón, Vice-president of Colombia, warns the kidnappers, believed to be FARC, that the government is doing everything possible to locate the Chinese workers and that they should release them as soon as possible. Garzón also denounces the murder of judge Margarita de las Salas Bacca in north Barranquilla and called […]
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•Colombian investigators of the Universidad de La Salle started to put forth attempts to bring the Chinese paulownia tree to Colombia after learning of its benefits such as absorption of carbon gas, provision of wood, and nourishment according to eluniversal.com. •Economically speaking the tree is beneficial as it absorbs about 50% of carbon gas in […]
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As described in the video by elespectador.com, in Barrancabermeja, Santander, Colombia, the young boy was caught in school with 7 small packets of marijuana in his bag. Authorities believe that narcotics sellers were using the child to sell the drug at his school. Read Article
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•Since last year, the number of people traveling to Cartagena by cruise has increased by 5.3%, and in the 2010-2011 season, cruises have brought in $40 million USD to the city according to eltiempo.com. •The cruises have brought in economic benefits to taxi drivers, artisans, restaurants and many other entities in the city. •The Sociedad […]
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•The Colombian oil company, Ecopetrol, due either to the poor condition of piping and equipment or other operational difficulties, has spilled 15,000 barrels of crude oil thus endangering the environment per portafolio.co. •The Comptroller of Colombia points out Ecopetrol’s lack of attention to the environment in the areas in which it operates. •The company recognizes […]
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•According to eltiempo.com, 15 officers of the Policía Nacional of Colombia have been captured in areas such as Bogotá, Cali, and San Andrés and are believed to have links with a narcotics trafficking network. •These officers allowed shipments of narcotics to pass in speedboats headed to Central America, and have been identified to have been […]
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•Rcnradio.com reports that in the southeast of Antioquia, Colombia, a 16 year old who had an argument with the girl’s father started randomly shooting leaving the 3-year-old girl dead and her mother seriously wounded. •The authorities are seeking the culprit who fled the scene. •The girl’s mother was transported to a hospital. Read Article
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•Three young natives, two of them minors, turned themselves in to the Colombian military last week in Inzá, Cauca per servindi.org/actualidad/46107. •The three indigenous youths reported that within the last two months, FARC has recruited 15 minors between the ages of 12 and 15 with recruitment focusing on the areas of Toribío, Corinto, La Caldera, […]
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•Luz Agüelo, from San Francisco, Antioquia, Colombia was forced into the ELN and trained as a nurse among other occupational skills needed by the group. •They would take children to join their organization and escaped according to desentranando-colombia.periodismohumano.com. •San Francisco, Antioquia is one of the places most heavily afflicted by the armed conflict. •According to […]
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•As rcnradio.com reports, the director of the Corporación Forjando Futuros, Gerardo Vega, points out a lack of safety in the process of restoring rights to lands in Colombia. •53 leaders of this process have died since the beginning and leaders being threatened are not receiving the necessary protection. •The Comisión Nacional de Reparación y Reconciliación […]
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•The Ecuadorian Banco Pichina is planning to open branches in several Colombian cities such as Bogotá, Cali, and Medellín thus replacing the Inversora Pichincha S.A. Compañía de Financiamiento, the name used since 1994 per elcomercio.com. •Banco Pichina is also planning to open branches in another 10 Colombian cities. •According to the executive president of the […]
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•In June, there are to be 1,000 taxis in the Eldorado airport in Colombia with the new apparatus allowing passengers to pay cab fare by credit card or debit card as reported by portafolio.co. •Credibanco, Taxis Libres, and Colpatria are carrying out this operation in preparation for the FIFA U-20 World Cup soon to be […]
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•Colombia Humanitaria is heading the effort to fulfill the housing needs of those affected by the winter conditions. •The projects range from larger works of budgets of billions of pesos to smaller works with budgets of 250 million pesos per rcnradio.com. •Colombia Humanitaria’s budget for 2011 is 4.5 billion pesos of which they have already […]
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In Cali, Colombia, two unidentified women 75 and 77 years of age were found dead in their homes with their throats slit as reported by the video by elespectador.com. The authorities believe that the assailants committed the murders in an attempt to rob the victims. Read Article
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•Elpais.com.co reports that while on vacation near the lake Calima in Colombia, Swiss tourist Huggler Johannes Matthias died of an apparent cocaine overdose shortly after being transported to Hospital San Jorge de Calima El Darién. •Hidden on his person were found two plastic bags with what appeared to be the illegal substance. Read Article
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•In April, as armada.mil.co reports, the National Navy of Colombia and the Antinarcotics Police found 210 kilos of cocaine worth $5 million USD dissolved in 350 gallons of diesel fuel on the Honduran ship “Seven Sean”at the Las Flores sector in Barranquilla. •The fuel tested positive for alkaloid and the process of examining the net […]
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•In Colombian society, Venezuelans have made a name for themselves in the fields of art, music, and even television, and this influx of immigrants has its roots in the dismissal of workers in the petroleum industry in Venezuela. •Semana.com calls the reason for the first wave of immigrants the P factor. Hugo Chávez dismissed 18,000 […]
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The windstorm, lasting over 30 minutes and reported to be the most devastating in 40 years, left houses without roofs, power poles, and about 30 trees fallen into the river throughout La Cumbre in the Valle del Cauca, Colombia according to the video posted by elespectador.com. Read Article
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•After 120 Facebook accounts created threatened her death as well as harassment through, Colombian ex senator Piedad Córdoba plans to remove her children from Colombia in the next few days for their safety per eltiempo.com. •She has been an activist for human rights within prisons and was also part of mediation with FARC to free […]
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As caracol.com.co reports, in response to the rise in regular and diesel fuel in Colombia, a project to help stop the rise in prices will be up for approval in the Congress of the Republic starting Wednesday. The new plan will attempt to lower fuel prices by 1,000 to 1,500 pesos. Since December 2010, gas […]
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The Mexican government has adopted the Colombian government’s system of battling organized crime. As leon.milenio.com reports, the two governments have been working together sharing information and technology in order to stop narcotrafficking groups who transport drugs from Colombia to the United States through Mexico. Although the Colombian government has reduced the production of cocaine by […]
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•Although there is a soldier every two kilometers, on Tuesday there will be a meeting between the minister of Defense, Rodrigo Rivera, and Ricardo Virviescas, the secretary general of the Asociación Colombiana de Camioneros (ACC), to discuss increased security on the highways. •Virviescas expresses worry that armed groups are operating in places in which there […]
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F-AIR 2011, an international aeronautics fair, is to have more than 10 countries including the U.S., Brazil, Venezuela and Peru participating to display the technological advances in the field of aeronautics in each country.The fair will be held in Rionegro, Antioquia at the Aeropuerto Internacional José María Córdoba. According to the article from infodefensa.com, Colombia […]
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•According to a study done by Competencia Humana, one out of every ten diplomas given by potential employees were false per portafolio.co. •In the study, 20% of the falsified documents were from schools that did not exist and 15% of the cases involved complicity between the forger and the academic institution itself. •Only 15% of […]
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Between 2009 and 2011 so far, in official schools in Bogotá, there have been 53 sexual abuse cases of teachers towards minors and 140 child abuse cases as reported by the Secretaría Distrital de Educación according to elespacio.com.co. A candidate to the Council of Bogotá, Miguel Uribe Turbay, who made the report, stated that of […]
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•Hoy.com.ec reports that the Ecuadorian police force considers FARC an internal security issue as the Colombian guerrilla group uses Ecuador as a base for planning and carrying out operations. •Their actions according to the Ecuadorian police force include trafficking of narcotics and arms, assassinations, and smuggling of fuel among other activities. •Between 2005 and 2008 […]
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•The Colombian National Police and the DEA of the U.S. worked together in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Spain, and Colombia to capture 22 members of “los Paisas” and the “Oficina de Envigado” as reported in rcnradio.com. •Within Colombia, 12 members of captured along with $480 million USD. •Currently in Boston, César Augusto Pinzón, Antinarcotics director […]
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•A report from ar.reuters.com states that inflation in Colombia will be .2 % in May of 2011 a .1% increase from May 2010 due to the rainy season’s effect on crops and food prices. •At the close of 2011, inflation is expected to be 3.2 %. •At the end of 2012, inflation is expected to […]
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•Elespectador.com reports that Guillermo Enrique Torres, alias Julián Conrado and “el cantante de las FARC” was captured this Tuesday in Barinas, Venezuela. •President Hugo Chavez assures that Torres will be handed over to Colombian authorities as the processes are being carried out. Read Article
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