Posted by Adriaan Alsema | May 17, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Foreign Ministry on Monday assigned a new ambassador to Venezuela, after the former ambassador resigned over his alleged implication in a major corruption scandal. Ricardo Montenegro, who until Monday was...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 17, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday promised the country’s police force will be expanded with 20,000 policemen. Meanwhile newspaper El Espectador found out that of the 600 cops sent to Bogota to improve...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 17, 2011 | News
Colombia’s ambassador to Venezuela resigned Monday after emails were leaked linking the diplomat to the Nule Group, investigated for a major corruption scandal that previously led to the suspension of the mayor of Bogota....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 16, 2011 | News
Medellin authorities say they have arrested the son of Angel de Jesús Pacheco, alias “Sebastian,” one of the leaders of neo-paramilitary drug gang “Los Paisas.” “Virel” was one of 25 arrested...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 16, 2011 | Lite
Colombian pop diva Shakira has sent Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez a guitar with her autograph, the Venezuelan Minister of Information said Sunday. Minister Andres Izarra announced the gift on his Twitter account, attaching a...
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