Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 3, 2011 | News
Nearly one-third of Colombian government subsidies for the poor end up in the pockets of the upper class, the country’s development agency said Thursday. In a report, development agency Fedesarollo said that 40% of the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 3, 2011 | News
At least 28 soldiers were injured when a car bomb went off in the east Colombian Arauca department, local media reported Thursday. According to the reports, the incident took place early Thursday morning just outside the town of...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 3, 2011 | Economy
Colombian truckers began a strike Thursday to protest against government reforms of freight rates. Some 180,000 truckers reportedly parked their vehicle around midnight after weeks of negotiations between the government and the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 3, 2011 | Culture
Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero has donated $300,000 to a fund dedicated to providing aid to victims of last year’s devastating rainy season. Botero met with first lady Maria Clemencia de Santos Wednesday in...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 3, 2011 | News
A former senator who invited dozens of friends over to Bogota’s La Picota prison for a birthday dinner has been transferred to a prison in Barranquilla. The move was announced on Wednesday by Gustavo Adolfo Ricaurte, the...
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