Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 26, 2013 | News
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday announced to send police reinforcements to the Valle del Cauca department where — contrary to the national trend — violence indicators have gone up due to tensions...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 25, 2013 | Disinformation
Candidate Secretary of State John Kerry found himself ridiculed by the U.S. Senate’s foreign policy commission Thursday as he was trying to say something nice about Colombia. “Colombia is a model for the region. It...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 24, 2013 | News
The popularity of Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos has bounced back after a dip in December, a poll revealed Wednesday. According to Datexco, one of the four companies monitoring the president’s approval, Santos can...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 23, 2013 | Lite
Colombia’s most famous pop star Shakira gave birth to her first child Tuesday. The newly-born son of the 35-year-old singer and her boyfriend, Spanish soccer player Gerard Pique, has been named Milan, the singer announced...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 20, 2013 | War and peace
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC on Sunday announced the immediate end of a two-month unilateral truce and renewed its call for a bilateral truce to hold peace talks with the government “in a tranquil...
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