News from Colombia:
Trinidad discusses security cooperation with Colombia
May 11, 2012
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- The government of Trinidad and Tobago hosted discussions to enhance security cooperation with the government of Colombia on Wednesday at the Ministry of National Security in Port of Spain.
Colombian president recognises Cuba's right to participate in Summit of the Americas
April 17, 2012
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos recognized on Sunday that Cuba’s right to participate in the Summits of the Americas has the support of the majority of the countries of the region.
Commentary: Colombia prepares to welcome the Americas to next week's OAS summit
April 7, 2012
The upcoming Sixth Summit of the Americas will be held in the resort city of Cartagena, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, from April 14 to 15, 2012. Thirty-three heads of government, representing all of the member states of the Organization of...
Commentary: The Summit of the Americas: A Cuban conundrum for Colombian President Santos
April 5, 2012
From April 9 to 15, 2012, the Organization of American States (OAS) and other multilateral bodies will host the Sixth Summit of the Americas, which will take place in Cartagena, Colombia. Bogota is absorbed by this major meeting of hemispheric heads.
Cuba's participation in Summit of the Americas still uncertain, says Colombian president
March 9, 2012
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Thursday in Havana that, unfortunately, no consensus has been reached yet with respect to Cuba’s participation in the Summit of the Americas.
Colombia and IDB sign citizen security agreement
February 16, 2012
BOGOTÁ, Colombia -- Colombia and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have signed an agreement to transfer know-how on violence prevention and on improving citizen security in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Commentary: Mexico's Drug War: Not another Colombia
February 1, 2012
The drug war in Mexico grows more brutal daily. It is practically impossible to read news from that country without exposure to a myriad of literal rolling heads, mass graves, shootouts, and grisly abductions. While addressing the Council on Foreign Relations...
Visa requirement waived for Colombians visiting Jamaica
December 6, 2011
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has revealed that Cabinet has approved an easing of travel restrictions for Colombians visiting Jamaica, in a bid to boost tourist arrivals from that country.
Central American countries participate in Tuxtla Mechanism meeting
October 21, 2011
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico -- The ministerial meeting held in preparation for the 13th summit of heads of state and government of the Tuxtla Mechanism for Dialogue and Coordination that was held on October 16-17 in Tuxtla Gutierrez, ended on Monday.
OAS welcomes US ratification of trade agreements
October 14, 2011
WASHINGTON, USA -- The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, has welcomed the ratification by the US Congress of the trade agreements with Colombia and Panama, and the extension of...
OAS and Colombia sign agreement to observe October 30 elections
October 10, 2011
WASHINGTON, USA -- The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Jose Miguel Insulza, and the permanent representative of Colombia to the hemispheric organization, Ambassador Luis Alfonso Hoyos, last week signed...
Mexico to host 13th Summit of the Tuxtla Mechanism
October 8, 2011
BELMOPAN, Belize -- The city of Tuxtla Gutierrez in Chiapas, Mexico, will host the 13th Summit of heads of state and government of the Tuxtla Mechanism for Dialogue and Coordination, on 16 and 17 October 2011.
OAS welcomes submission by US president of trade agreements with Panama and Colombia
October 5, 2011
WASHINGTON, USA -- The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, has welcomed the decision of the president of the United States, Barack Obama, to submit to the US Congress for ratification the trade...
OAS member states begin negotiations towards Sixth Summit of the Americas 2012
September 19, 2011
WASHINGTON, USA -- The Organization of American States (OAS) and Colombia, the host country of the Sixth Summit of the Americas, on Friday started the formal negotiation process of the main themes of the event that will bring together...
Jamaica and Colombia discuss joint oil exploration efforts
September 2, 2011
BOGOTA, Colombia (South Journal) – Colombia’s Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin said that oil companies from Jamaica and her country are boosting oil exploration studies in their common maritime zone. Holguin made the announcement during...
OAS renews support for Colombian cooperation program with Caribbean and Central America
July 14, 2011
WASHINGTON, USA -- The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF), a cooperating partner of the OAS, on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding to renew their support for the...
Look to the south, Colombia urges CARICOM
July 8, 2011
BASSETERRE, St Kitts -- President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, has encouraged heads of government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to look to the south, even as he acknowledged that the south had to “look to those states...
Colombia promotes geothermal energy with IDB support
July 8, 2011
WASHINGTON, USA -- Colombia will promote investment in non-conventional renewable energy sources and lay the groundwork for its first geothermal project with a $2.7 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) administered by...
OAS general assembly calls for coordinated efforts to improve citizen security in the Americas
June 8, 2011
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- The member countries of the Organization of American States (OAS) appealed on Monday for intensified international and multilateral cooperation to improve citizen security in the Americas.
Commentary: Venezuela and Colombia - The winds of war?
January 26, 2011
Behold! The tyrant of the Andes -- Hugo Chavez. Staring into the mirror of mirrors, he laments on his misery because the natural order within him is disturbed. A soul dominated by mad lust and egoism. Oppressed by his own fanatic and narcissistic...
Pigeon found trying to take drugs into Colombian jail
January 19, 2011
BOGOTA, Colombia (MCT) -- A pigeon that carried 45 grams of drugs into a prison was found by police on Tuesday a few meters away from a jail in the northern Colombian city of Bucaramanga. The find exposed a drug transport method...
UN refugee agency steps up aid to flood-affected communities in Colombia
January 1, 2011
BOGOTA, Colombia -- The United Nations refugee agency is boosting its efforts to provide emergency assistance to thousands of Colombians affected by recent flooding that has been called the worst natural catastrophe...
UN disaster assessment team arrives in flood-hit Colombia
December 30, 2010
BOGOTA, Colombia -- A three-member United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination team (UNDAC) has arrived in Colombia to support the ongoing response to the floods, which are affecting over 2 million people.
Scenic Cartagena benefits, and suffers, as Colombia tourism takes off
December 28, 2010
CARTAGENA, Colombia (MCT) -- It wasn't so long ago that Colombia was synonymous with "narco-state" to many foreigners, and just about the only international visitors were "backpackers and thrill seekers."
Colombia struggles to aid flood victims as heavy rain continues
December 16, 2010
BOGOTA, Colombia (MCT) -- Even as the government struggled to get emergency relief to thousands of flood victims, torrential rains continued to batter northern Colombia on Wednesday, adding to the misery caused by...
Rescuers continue search for victims of deadly mudslide in Colombia
December 8, 2010
BOGOTA, Colombia (MCT) -- Rescue teams, having recovered the bodies of 31 victims of a massive weekend landslide, continued to search Tuesday for as many as 90 others feared dead under debris in a poor hillside neighborhood.
Wiki documents on Cuba show attitude toward groups branded as terrorists
December 3, 2010
MIAMI, USA (MCT) -- Cuba allows Colombian and Spanish groups branded as terrorists to rest and get treatment on the island, but the groups are unlikely to plan attacks while there, according to a US diplomatic cable made public by WikiLeaks.
Jamaica, Colombia co-operate on financial intelligence
November 27, 2010
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- Jamaica is to co-operate with Columbia in the exchange of financial intelligence, related to money laundering and terrorist financing, Minister with responsibility for Information, Daryl Vaz, has disclosed.
Colombian president offers to expand cooperation against drug trafficking
November 22, 2010
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, has said that his country is willing to share its expertise with Caribbean countries, particularly Jamaica, in the fight against drug trafficking.
Colombian president looks to strengthen ties with Jamaica
November 20, 2010
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, says he hopes to improve the relationship between his country and Jamaica, particularly as it relates to the joint exploration for oil and gas.
Colombian president to visit Jamaica this week
November 17, 2010
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – Jamaica-Colombia relationships are expected to be strengthened through bilateral talks this weekend, particularly on the issue of national security, officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade said.
Commentary: Santos' uncertain victory over the FARC
October 5, 2010
On 23 September, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced that the FARC militant, “El Mono Jojoy,” whom he called a “symbol of terror” in Colombia, had been killed in a military operation against the FARC.
Is Mexico, awash in drug violence, the new Colombia?
September 29, 2010
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (MCT) -- Car bombs. Political assassinations. Battlefield-style skirmishes between soldiers and heavily armed adversaries. Across big stretches of Mexico, deepening drug-war mayhem is challenging the authority of the state.
Longtime Colombian rebel commander reported killed
September 24, 2010
BOGOTA, Colombia (MCT) -- The Colombian armed forces delivered a major blow to the nation's largest insurgent group, killing a key rebel leader at his base camp in a remote area of southeastern Meta state.
OAS secretary general congratulates Colombia for operation against FARC
September 24, 2010
WASHINGTON, USA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, on Thursday congratulated Colombia for the military operation conducted against the Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia (FARC).
OAS secretary general condemns murder of 14 police officers in Colombia
September 4, 2010
WASHINGTON, USA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, has strongly condemned the murder of 14 police officers in an ambush by the FARC in the city of Doncello.
Florida man at centre of firearms trafficking probe involving Puerto Rico, Honduras and Colombia
August 26, 2010
ORLANDO, USA (MCT) -- Federal agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Orlando said they have busted Central Florida's largest-ever international firearms trafficking operation.
OAS secretary general visits Costa Rica, Colombia and Haiti
August 23, 2010
WASHINGTON, USA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, on Friday began a trip to Costa Rica, Colombia and Haiti, where he will meet with those countries’ presidents.
One dead, 120 injured in Colombia plane crash
August 18, 2010
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (MCT) -- An airliner belonging to Colombian carrier Aires crash-landed on the Caribbean island of San Andres on Monday, killing one passenger and injuring 120 others, officials said.
OAS secretary general condemns attack in Colombia
August 13, 2010
WASHINGTON, USA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, in a letter sent to President Juan Manuel Santos, has expressed his “deepest solidarity and support for the Colombian government and people.”
