Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 8, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos enjoys the approval of 82% of urban Colombians, but faces pessimism about his security and labor policies, a poll released by CM& showed Tuesday. According to the poll, 11% of the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 8, 2011 | News
A leader of victims of forced displacement is assassinated Tuesday while traveling on a bus in Colombia’s second largest city Medellin. According to several media, community leader Ana Fabricia Cordoba was shot dead on a...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 7, 2011 | Economy
After two years of litigation, an Italian court absolved Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero of tax evasion charges. Italian authorities claimed that Botero must pay taxes on the artworks, which are all produced in...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 7, 2011 | News
Javier Antonio Calle Serna, also known as “Comba,” alleged leader of the “Los Rastrojos” cartel has been charged in a New York federal court with dealing 25,000 kilograms (54,000 pounds) of cocaine and...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 7, 2011 | Lite
Candidates for Miss Cartagena presented themselves to the public this week, showing the nation that the walled city is a serious competitor in November’s Miss Colombia election. Seven of the city’s most beautiful...
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