Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 22, 2011 | News
A ban on sales of loose cigarettes and tobacco advertising went into effect Thursday in Colombia. The clampdown is part of an anti-tobacco law approved by Congress in June 2009, following a ban on smoking in enclosed public...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 22, 2011 | News
Former Agricultural Minister Andres Felipe Arias was charged with abuse of power and embezzlement of millions of dollars of state subsidies, but was not sent to jail because the Prosecutor General’s Office failed to...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 21, 2011 | zSports
Colombian cyclist Rigoberto Uran Thursday was forced to hand over his white jersey for the Tour de France’s best young cyclist to Estonian Rein Taararnae. The 24-year old Uran lost both his white jersey and position in the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 21, 2011 | News
Former Medellin mayor and current Antioquia gubernatorial candidate for the Colombian Green Party, Sergio Fajardo, clashed with his party Thursday about joining the congressional coalition of President Juan Manuel Santos....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 21, 2011 | News
Hackers announced Wednesday they had sent spam bombs to some 250 officials of Colombia’s national Police and revealed personal data of employees of the National Police inviting the public to harass the officials. In a...
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