Colombia’s credit upgrade to increase investment
More money will be spent on Colombia’s infrastructure as a result of Standard and Poor’s credit upgrade, Reuters reported Thursday. The energy and mining sectors as well as transport will…
More money will be spent on Colombia’s infrastructure as a result of Standard and Poor’s credit upgrade, Reuters reported Thursday. The energy and mining sectors as well as transport will…
While the stunning desert landscape, beautiful sea and fascinating culture of the indigenousWayuu people are well-known draws to La Guajira peninsula, there is an abundance of flora and fauna to see…
The government introduced a bill to provide legal defense for members of the security forces accused of crimes, El Espectador reported Wednesday. Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera, who introduced the initiative…
The Comptroller General’s Office has started a tax audit of members of the board of directors for Industria de Licores del Valle (the Valle del Cauca Liquor Industry) and its…
Members of Colombia’s national soccer team were robbed at their hotel in Madrid, El Espectador reported Wednesday. “They came into several rooms in the hotel (Husa Princesa) while we were…
Two buffalo had a brief escape from a Bogota slaughterhouse but neither could avoid the inevitable, reported El Tiempo Tuesday. The bovine beasts escaped from San Martin abattoir in the…
The U.N. calls for Colombia to criminalize discrimination against Afro-Colombians on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Spanish news agency EFE reported. “Unfortunately racial discrimination is a reality…
Police have discovered 127 kg of high purity cocaine in an abandoned truck in the southwest Colombian Nariño department, Caracol Radio reported Tuesday. A trained police dog was responsable for the identification…
Colombian scientist Manuel Elkin Patarroyo has been awarded the 2011 Prince of Viana Prize for Solidarity for his work in vaccine development, reported Caracol Radio Tuesday. The award was handed to…