Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 21, 2011 | News
The Colombian congressional commission investigating former President Alvaro Uribe for his alleged role in the illegal wiretapping of government opponents must be carried out publicly, a Bogota court ruled. Uribe is being...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 21, 2011 | News
Colombian coalition party De La U on Thursday proposes to extend the presidential term from four to five years. According to Representative to the House Wilson Gomez, four years are not enough for a government to carry out its...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 21, 2011 | News
Colombian Vice President Angelino Garzon said Thursday that if the U.S. congress decides not to ratify a free trade agreement (FTA) with Colombia, the country’s government will not “sit down and cry.”...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 20, 2011 | Lite
The eastern Colombian Arauca department is mostly famous for its rebel attacks. But sometimes really weird things happen there too, like the birth of a two-headed calf. According to the website of the local radio station, the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 20, 2011 | Caribbean
The Barranquilla carnival this year will not start until March, but carnival-hungry residents have already declared the festive season officially opened. According to local newspaper El Heraldo, one of the organizing committees...
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