Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 5, 2012 | News
A Colombian congressman was arrested on embezzlement charges Wednesday inside the congress building in Bogota. Jorge Mesa, a Conservative Party representative for the Caldas department, was apprehended after Colombia’s...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 5, 2012 | War and peace
The decision of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to begin formal peace negotiations with rebel group FARC has received unanimous support of the country’s political parties, politically isolating former President...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 5, 2012 | News
A former Colombian congressman was sentenced to ten years in prison Wednesday for ripping off a 100 people for $5 million in a real estate scam. Former Conservative Party Representative Jose Gerardo Piamba was sent to prison...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 5, 2012 | News
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said Wednesday there is no threat for a tsunami on Colombia’s coasts after a 7.6 earthquake hit Costa Rica. While including Colombia’s Pacific region in its initial alert, the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 5, 2012 | zSports
Only days before the World cup qualifying match against Uruguay, Colombia on Wednesday dropped a spot in the world ranking of world soccer federation FIFA. A three-point rise of Switzerland, forced the South American country...
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