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VP called to respond to parapolitics allegations

VP called to respond to parapolitics allegations

A Colombian prosecutor called on the country's vice-President, Francisco Santos, to testify about allegations by a paramilitary boss that he had collaborated with the now-demobilized paramilitary organization AUC.

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US-Colombia operation nabs 3 Mexican capos

Colombian authorities say that three of 21 drug trafficking suspects arrested on Monday are closely linked to "El Chapo," one of Mexico's most wanted drug lords.

'Colombian cities should stop taking care of the displaced'

As long as the Colombian government doesn’t properly address the causes of the country’s displacement, big cities should refuse to take care of the victims, says former mayor of the Apartado peace community and Senate candidate, Gloria Cuartas.

Haiti studies Colombian town for quake rebuilding

Haiti's interior minister on Monday toured the Colombian town of Armenia, rebuilt after a huge 1999 tremor, as his own country considered plans to reconstruct its wrecked capital city after last month's devastating earthquake.

 
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Saving Colombia’s imperfect healthcare system

Saving Colombia’s imperfect healthcare system

Colombia has been having its own healthcare debate. If you have been reading Colombia Reports, you will know that two weeks ago the Uribe administration issued a series of highly controversial decrees on reforming Colombia’s healthcare system.

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CARTOON: Uribe's student informants

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe launched the idea to pay Medellin students to "snitch" on criminals in their neighborhoods.

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Uribe should be allowed to take part in the upcoming presidential elections
 

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