Posted by Adriaan Alsema | May 15, 2011 | News
Dozens fo Colombian mercenaries, led by controversial Blackwater founder Erik Prince, have been transferred to the United Arab Emirates to assist the oil-rich state’s security forces, the New York Times reported Sunday....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 15, 2011 | News
The torrential rains that have been falling almost non-stop from May last year until now have resulted in the deaths of 448, while 73 went missing and more than 3.3 million people were affected, a government agency said...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 14, 2011 | News
For the third time in less than five weeks Medellin cops were caught on camera using excessive force against protesters. A video broadcast on national television showed how, inside one of the city’s metro stations, police...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
Rock mammoths Aerosmith will return to Colombia in November, the band announced on its website Saturday. The November 3 gig in Bogota’s Parque Simon Bolivar will be part of a Latin American tour starting October 22 in...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 14, 2011 | News
President Juan Manuel Santos said Saturday that if Colombia wasn’t facing an armed conflict he, former President Alvaro Uribe and the military top would all be going to jail. Santos’ remark is the latest in a number...
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