Margarita Romero

Margarita Romero is an independent journalist and contributor to Colombia Focus. She lives and works from Valencia, Venezuela.

Posts ( 19 )

Tame, Arauca

The ELN are responsible for attacks against the army in Arauca – Santos

By Margarita Romero June 19, 2017

On Friday, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos condemned the attack on soldiers in the country's...

Captured members of the PVC

More than 54 individuals captured for extortion in the past week

By Margarita Romero June 19, 2017

Colombian national police conducted raids in 11 departments of the country overnight, dismantling 5...

Bogota police locate two girls missing from Bosa

By Margarita Romero June 15, 2017

Two girls went missing early Tuesday morning at 6:20am as they headed to the Miguel Angel Asturias...

U.S. Ambassador Whitaker

U.S. Ambassador warns that cocaine production in Colombia will only increase

By Margarita Romero June 15, 2017

U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Kevin Whitaker said today in Bogota that cocaine production in Colombia...

The power of the arsenal surrendered by the FARC

By Margarita Romero June 15, 2017

Using the pictures that the ONU mission and the FARC make public where it shows the weapons that...

Senate approves law to modify Colombian military service

By Margarita Romero June 14, 2017

This Wednesday, the Senate approved a new law that provides more benefits and better pay for...