Former Colombian president Uribe proposes mutual general amnesty to achieve peace
Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe (2002-2010) proposed a general amnesty for the country to move towards total peace and get...
August 19, 2021Topic
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Colombia’s GDP grew by 17.6% in second quarter over first quarter
On Tuesday, August 17, the director of the National Statistics Institute (DANE), Juan Daniel Oviedo, announced at a press conference...
August 17, 2021
New red Interpol notice for “Iván Márquez” and other Colombian FARC dissidents
Interpol issued red notices against four commanders of the FARC dissidents, among them its top leader, alias "Iván Márquez", who...
August 17, 2021
Colombia’s Ecopetrol buys 51.4% of the electric company ISA for US$3,6 million
On Wednesday, the Colombian state-owned oil company Ecopetrol announced an agreement with the Ministry of Finance to acquire all the...
August 11, 2021
Tsunami waves after mega-earthquake could reach 25 – 45 meters high – theoretical study
The central coast of Peru is the area of the South American Pacific where a mega-earthquake of magnitude 8.9 could...
August 8, 2021
Colombia adds 4,350 cases of Covid, the lowest figure in more than 4 months
According to the Ministry of Health, Colombia added 4,350 coronavirus infections, the lowest figure since March 16, when it reported...
August 8, 2021
Panama, Ecuador, Costa Rica and Colombia Ombudsmen agree to protect migrants
On Wednesday, Panama, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Colombia agreed in the Colombian town of Capurganá to carry out a joint...
August 5, 2021
Colombia arrests FARC dissident responsible for massive displacement of rural people
Colombian authorities arrested on Tuesday FARC dissident Henry Dario Areiza Jaramillo, alias "Machin", accused of being one of those responsible...
August 3, 2021
Colombian commando detainees in Haiti held in untenable conditions – Ombudsman
The Office of the Colombian Ombudsman denounced today that the 18 Colombian ex-military detainees held in Haiti for their alleged...
August 3, 2021