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UN member nations back Colombia peace process

h.mead@colombiareports.com (Hannah Mead) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:35:59 GMT

At a human rights summit, nearly 80 United Nations member states supported Colombia's peace talks with the country's largest rebel group, FARC, while some showed concern about impunity resulting from the recently passed military justice reform.

86-year-old woman released by kidnappers

j.crisp@colombiareports.com (Johnny Crisp) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:23:01 GMT

An 86-year-old kidnap victim from the northeastern department of Arauca regains her freedom.

86-year-old women released by kidnappers

j.crisp@colombiareports.com (Johnny Crisp) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:23:01 GMT

An 86-year-old kidnap victim from the northeastern department of Arauca regains her freedom.

Members of Awa indigenous group murdered

h.mead@colombiareports.com (Hannah Mead) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:25:21 GMT

Members of the Awa indigenous group are allegedly tortured and killed by a group of armed men in Colombia's southwestern department of Nariño.

Cartagena to hold June elections after mayor's death

j.crisp@colombiareports.com (Johnny Crisp) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:03:35 GMT

Elections for a new mayor of Cartagena have been scheduled for June 23 after the death of the city’s first Afro-Colombian mayor, Campo Elias Teran.

FARC rebels should cease hostilities: VP

o.pettersson@colombiareports.com (Olle Ohlsen Pettersson) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:48:29 GMT

Colombia's vice-president says the Colombian government is willing to continue the dialogues with left-wing rebel group FARC and encourages the rebels to cease hostile actions.

UK, Colombia strengthen ties in education, infrastructure, development

w.tomaselli@colombiareports.com (Wesley Tomaselli) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:13:17 GMT

Top United Kingdom and Colombian officials celebrated a new partnership that promises to strengthen ties in higher education, science and business.

Indigenous continue blockade of Colombia-Venezuela border

j.crisp@colombiareports.com (Johnny Crisp) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:01:29 GMT

Approximately 1,200 indigenous families block the border between Colombia and Venezuela to protest against the Colombian government's ban on importing diesel into the country.

'5 FARC members killed' in Caqueta

j.crisp@colombiareports.com (Johnny Crisp) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:10:27 GMT

The Colombian army's 6th Division report the death of five members of left wing rebel group FARC in combat in the southern department of Caqueta.

Five FARC members killed in Caqueta

j.crisp@colombiareports.com (Johnny Crisp) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:10:27 GMT

The sixth division of the Colombian army report the death of five members of left wing rebel group FARC in combat in the southern department of Caqueta.

'Traitor' to be revealed in next few days: army general

j.crisp@colombiareports.com (Johnny Crisp) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:27:04 GMT

The commander of the armed forces reveals the internal investigation over the leaking of military information to ex-President Alvaro Uribe will provide results within the next few days.

Thousands descend on Bogota for Peace Congress

j.stringer@colombiareports.com (Jacob Stringer) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Thousands of people, including campesinos and indigenous, attend a "people's congress" in Bogota to add their proposals to peace talks between the government and rebel group FARC.

2 Colombian businesswomen shatter the ‘glass ceiling’

h.mead@colombiareports.com (Hannah Mead) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:45:00 GMT

Two top businesswomen in Colombia, a country that has just over 50% of its women in the workforce, attribute their success to hard work and commitment.

Cartagena looks to become 'global mega-port' by 2017

h.mead@colombiareports.com (Hannah Mead) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:13:30 GMT

Colombia's Caribbean city of Cartagena is undergoing massive infrastructure and technology developments in a bid to become one of the top 30 global mega-ports by 2017.

ELN, Colombia govt peace talks could begin in May

o.pettersson@colombiareports.com (Olle Ohlsen Pettersson) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:59:46 GMT

Peace negotiations between Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, and the Colombian government could reportedly begin in May.

Santos backflips on two-year electoral term extension proposal

j.crisp@colombiareports.com (Johnny Crisp) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:15:05 GMT

The backlash to President Juan Manuel Santos' proposal to only run for a two year term in the 2014 elections prompts a swift retraction in a letter addressed to Colombia's Congress.

Colombia, US sign Environmental Cooperation Agreement

w.tomaselli@colombiareports.com (Wesley Tomaselli) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:39:26 GMT

Colombia and the United States on sign the Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA) to facilitate heightened cooperation on issues where the environment and trade intersect.

2 dead, 500 affected marks start to Colombia's rainy season

j.crisp@colombiareports.com (Johnny Crisp) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:10:45 GMT

The Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (IDEAM) raises its alert level to orange as Colombia's rainy season leaves two dead and 500 families affected.

Police destroy 18 cocaine laboratories in Colombia

o.pettersson@colombiareports.com (Olle Ohlsen Pettersson) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:22:31 GMT

In a blow to rebel group FARC and neo-paramilitary organization "Los Urabeños", Colombian police destroy 18 cocaine laboratories and seize one ton of unprocessed cocaine.

Dutch national shot four times in Barraanquilla

b.bundy@colombiareports.com (Benjy Hansen-Bundy) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:08:43 GMT

An unknown gunman shoots a Dutch national four times before racing away on the back of a motorcycle in Colombia's Caribbean coastal town of Barranquilla.

Dutch national shot four times in Barranquilla

b.bundy@colombiareports.com (Benjy Hansen-Bundy) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:08:43 GMT

An unknown gunman shoots a Dutch national four times before racing away on the back of a motorcycle in Colombia's Caribbean coastal town of Barranquilla.

Colombia narcotrafficker captured in Venezuela

b.bundy@colombiareports.com (Benjy Hansen-Bundy) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:31:35 GMT

In a joint operation authorities arrest a drug trafficker and gang leader wanted by Interpol in the northwest of Venezuala.

Colombia expresses solidarity with earthquake victims in China

b.bundy@colombiareports.com (Benjy Hansen-Bundy) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:03:14 GMT

The Colombian government expresses its "solidarity and support to the families of the victims and the survivors" of the earthquake that killed at least 188 people in China.

Volcanic earthquakes shower ash over Colombia town

b.bundy@colombiareports.com (Benjy Hansen-Bundy) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:15:24 GMT

A series of seismic events within the volcano El Ruiz shakes towns near Bogota, as cameras from the Colombian Geological Service capture geysers of hot gas and ash.

Colombian imports increase in first 2 months of 2013: DANE

h.mead@colombiareports.com (Hannah Mead) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

New figures from Colombia's government statistics agency, DANE, show a 9% increase in imports during the first two months of 2013 as compared to the same period last year.