Gaddafi wins donkey festival
A donkey dressed up as Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi has won this year’s National Donkey Festival in the north-Colombian village of San Antero. The donkey, dubbed “Asnuar Al Burrafi” for the occasion, beat...
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Colombian governors, mayors face 1,845 criminal investigations
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 25, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office is processing 1,845 criminal cases against the country’s governors and mayors. Governors facing most criminal investigations Cristian Hernando Moreno Panezzo, Cesar (8)...
Read MoreAlleged FARC rebel was to meet with ‘Ivan Marquez’: W Radio
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 25, 2011 | News
The suspected FARC rebel who was arrested on arrival in Venezuela Saturday came to that country to meet with rebel commander “Ivan Marquez,” Colombian radio station W reported Monday. According to the radio station,...
Read MoreIACHR asked to investigate journalist murders
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 25, 2011 | News
The families of two Colombian journalists murdered in 1991 said they will ask the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to investigate the case. According to Spanish press agency EFE, the families of El Espectador...
Read MoreRegional committees under fire over floods
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 25, 2011 | News
The regional committees in charge of water management in Colombia are under fire because they allegedly failed to take the necessary precautions or conduct the necessary maintenance of rivers and canals that are causing massive...
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