Melanie Bencosme is currently pursuing a master’s degree in international journalism from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. There she has written for publications like the International Business Times, Voices of NY and local publication, The Nabe. She has also produced and edited content for and hosted the show 219 West for CUNY-TV.
Celebrations after Colombia’s World Cup match against Japan on Tuesday showed an 80% decrease in reported fights and no fatalities, according to the Colombian Ministry of the Interior.
Colombia’s cherished Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez was honored posthumously in Rome at an event celebrating his life’s work and love of cinema, Colombian media reported on Wednesday.
With every goal, cars honked and people wearing bright yellow soccer jerseys flooded the bar-filled streets of Laureles, Medellin. Children joined in and a car filled with girls in the backseat chanted,…
In five raids across Medellin, police found arms and explosives that led to the arrest of eight men who police say were providing the weapons to Colombia’s largest rebel group,…
The future of more than 1,500 Colombian troops stationed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be back on the agenda after being delayed due to Colombia’s presidential elections, national…
A view from an airplane window as it flies over Colombia’s central state of Antioquia is the only comparison to the feeling of making it to “the top of the…
A large utilities company based in Medellin, Colombia is in advanced talks of investing $1 billion in a Brazilian-based electric company, expanding its overall presence in Latin America, US news…
An Avianca Airline plane flying from Madrid, Spain to Bogota, Colombia was forced to land in San Juan, Puerto Rico after a passenger on board became violently aggressive, Colombian media…
The classic Broadway show Mamma Mia! makes its way to Colombia after many international tours and will be shown in the Jorge Gaitan theater in Bogota from August 3 until…