A Special Prosecutor of Guatemala’s Public Ministry claims Colombia’s Defense Minister, Iván Velásquez, could face criminal prosecution in the Central American nation for his endorsement of bribes from Odebrecht.
Colombia’s Gustavo Petro was quick to condemn the violence that besieged the Brazilian capital. If only he has been as swift to condemn the violence that crippled his own country during the Paro Nacional.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pledged “support of the United Nations to Colombia’s efforts to achieve full and lasting peace” after Petro announced a bilateral ceasefire with ELN guerrilla.
Authorities have now confirmed that the landslide that buried an intermunicipal bus and several vehicles on Sunday has claimed the lives of 34 victims.
Colombia President Gustavo Petro has called for the early release of hundreds of youngsters who are incarcerated for committing acts of violence during last year’s National Strike.
Heavy rainfall and colder than usual temperatures across Colombia presents a worrisome public health situation ahead of December’s holiday season.
During Petro’s 100 days in office, 58 social leaders have been killed, and almost one-third of the total documented for 2022 by NGO Indepaz.
The last remaining Marxist guerrilla in Colombia – ELN – and Colombian government formally resumed peace talks in Venezuela to end a six decades old conflict.
Colombia’s Gustavo Petro has faced steady opposition to his economic reforms during his first 100 days in office. On Monday, peace talks resume with the ELN guerrilla.
A giant sea elephant that traveled from the Antarctic waters to the Colombian Pacific, was poached by hunters and killed by firearms, confirmed authorities.
The US Embassy in Bogotá announced that visa processing times for Colombians wanting to visit the US have been reduced from two years to two months.
Ouali Benzemaine is the CEO of WebCongress, a global education platform that brings together experts from the technology sector, business leaders and entrepreneurs. Their 2022 Congress will be held in Bogotá.
Colombia’s Petro has pledged to present a “decalogue of proposals” to help combat climate change at the start of the UN’s COP27 in Egypt.
President Petro will declare Colombia a “national disaster” given extreme weather and measure that gives the government additional resources to help populations facing the climate crisis.
Bogotá will be the epicenter on Saturday of protests against the government of President Gustavo Petro. Mobility gridlock will affect Colombia’s major cities.
Twelve high-tech, tactical gunships make us the new “fleet of macaws” that will patrol Colombia’s Amazon and used to protect this biosphere against environmental crimes.