Miss Universe’s Latin American Bias
Paulina Vega was crowned Miss Universe 2015 on 26 January. The 22-year-old Colombian is the latest in a long line of Latin American women to win the most coveted title…
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Rose Miyonga
Colombia
Latin American films at 2015 Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London
The 2015 Human Rights Watch film festival comes to London next week with a strong Latin American representation. The festival is taking place from 18-27 March at the Barbican, the…
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Daniel Rey
Colombia U-turn over controversial Prince Charles plaque
The mayor of the Colombian Caribbean city at the heart of the controversial plaque unveiled by Prince Charles last week, has stated that he wants to see the memorial removed….
Written By: Daniel Rey
Colombia: President Santos gambles in peace negotiations
It has been just over two years since the Colombian government, under President Juan Manuel Santos, began peace negotiations with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of…
Written By: Rose Miyonga
Colombia gives green light to fracking
Colombia is to allow companies to explore for shale gas and oil; government insists it has drawn up an appropriate regulatory framework; critics point to apparent risks associated with fracking…
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Giles Constantine
Colombia: North’s recovery from major drought may still be thwarted by El Niño
Northern Colombia recently besieged by severe drought; crisis continues to affect vast swathes of the country and its inhabitants; protests in La Guajira as tensions flare; prospect of additional social…
Written By: Giles Constantine
Colombia chooses environment over minerals in Orinoco wetlands
Government creates new Ramsar site of protected wetlands; mining to be prohibited in area rich in resources; move represents more balance between profit and sustainability. On 8 July the Colombian…
Written By: Giles Constantine
The paradox of President Juan Manuel Santos
Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos Calderón was re-elected on 15 June with nearly 51% of the vote in the second-round run-off against challenger Óscar Iván Zuluaga. But President Santos is…
Written By: Daniel Rey
Colombia: Santos wins second term
On 15 June, Juan Manuel Santos was re-elected President of Colombia in the second round . It has been one of the most peaceful elections in Colombian history,…
Written By: Rose Miyonga
Colombia: Colombians go to polls for presidential election
Colombians go to polls for presidential election; Talks with ELN held in Ecuador; Bogota’s metro within sight Colombians go to polls for presidential election On 15 June over 10,000 polling…
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William Costa
Colombia: Agreement on victims’ rights reached in Havana peace talks
Agreement on victims’ rights reached in Havana peace talks; Presidential debate ahead of next week’s elections; Border with Venezuela closed due to smuggler protests Agreement on victims’ rights reached in…
Written By: William Costa
Colombia: Colombian cyclists dominate Giro d’Italia
Colombian cyclists dominate Giro d’Italia; Zuluaga wins first round of presidential elections; Will Farc be able to participate politically? Colombian cyclists dominate Giro d’Italia Colombian cyclist Nairo Quintana has won the 2014…
Written By: William Costa
50 Years of Armed Conflict in Colombia
“The atmosphere is tense and a revolution may be brewing”. From 1952, this was ‘Che’ Guevara’s reflection on Colombia, as recorded in his Motorcycle Diaries. At that time, rural areas…
Written By: Daniel Rey
Colombia: 32 children die in bus fire in Magdalena
32 children die in bus fire in Magdalena; Ideam reports 70% chance of El Niño phenomenon in coming months 32 children die in bus fire in Magdalena On 18 May…
Written By: William Costa
Political polarisation in Colombia
Political polarisation is coming to Colombia. In fact, it is already there. For years a major problem affecting the quality of Colombia’s democracy has been the lack of political opposition….
Written By: Daniel Rey
Colombia: Hacker arrested for infiltrating peace talks
Hacker arrested for infiltrating peace talks; Oil refinery approved for Meta; Plane crash in Santander leaves two dead Hacker arrested for infiltrating peace talks A man was arrested 6 May…
Written By: William Costa
Colombia: Illegal gold mine collapses in Valle del Cauca
Illegal gold mine collapses in Valle del Cauca; Fare skipping causes problems on Bogota’s buses; Dignidad Agropecuaria calls national agricultural strike Illegal gold mine collapses in Valle del Cauca 12…
Written By: William Costa
Colombia: High Court ruling reinstates Petro as Mayor of Bogota
High Court ruling reinstates Petro as Mayor of Bogota; Uribe’s personal security to be reduced by 55%; Colombians asked to save water “drop by drop” High Court ruling reinstates Petro…
Written By: William Costa
Colombia: Gabriel García Márquez dies at age 87
Gabriel García Márquez dies at age 87; 34 of Colombia’s indigenous communities suffering “humanitarian crisis”; Human rights activists receive death threats in Buenaventura Gabriel García Márquez dies at age 87…
Written By: William Costa
Colombia: Hippos escape from Escobar’s Hacienda Nápoles
Hippos escape from Escobar’s Hacienda Nápoles; Occidental Petroleum denies ‘arbitrary’ dismissal of workers; Government invests in García Márquez tourism Hippos escape from Escobar’s Hacienda Nápoles Colombian Environment Minister Luz Helena Sarmiento announced…
Written By: William Costa