65.000 children in Caldas to receive laptop
OLPC aims to boost the educational prospects of children in developing nations through technology.Small towns and rural areas will get the first 15,000 XO laptops. The rest will be distributed…
OLPC aims to boost the educational prospects of children in developing nations through technology.Small towns and rural areas will get the first 15,000 XO laptops. The rest will be distributed…
“I am as happy as when my children were born,” police chief Rodolfo Palomino told Colombian newspaper El Tiempo, holding the recently rescued Joel Paolo Pinto in his arms. The…
Colombia’s Calamity Fund says to have access to 12 billion pesos (US$ 6,5 million) for immediate help. The national government has reserved and extra 4 billion pesos (US$ 2,1 million)…
The Aguasal, an indigenous community of around 500 people, live in a part of Chocó where guerrillas, drug gangs and the army are fighting over control of the area.According to…
According to local media the child was abducted from his home by armed men, entering the house saying they had a delivery.The family received a phone call later demanding ransom…
Local reports say the audience of about 20 people, mostly children, thought the shooting was part of the show before realizing both men had been killed.Last year, a prominent circus…
The prosecution decided to officially investigate the politicians after a demobilized guerrilla stated the two had had contact with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Members of Congress suspected…
‘Miguel’ was arrested on the highway near Santa Marta and is charged with the manufacturing, traffick and smuggling of narcotics and arms trafficking.According to the authorities, ‘Miguel’ was responsible for…
Intelligence unit soldiers under the command of Iván Ramírez Quintero escorted the 11 out of the building as the military stormed the palace, prosecutors say. Armed M-19 rebels had taken…