Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 13, 2011 | News
The U.S. will help Colombia improve the living conditions of Afro-Colombians on the Pacific coast, the U.S. embassy in Bogota announced Wednesday. According to a press release, the United States Agency for International...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 13, 2011 | News
The Colombian government announced Wednesday that so far it has sent $80.7 million to flood-hit regions to provide aids to hundreds of thousands of people who became homeless after last year’s devastating rainy season....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 12, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday swore in Viviane Morales, the country’s new Prosecutor General. The arrival of a new Prosecutor General marks the end of an almost two-year stand-off between the Supreme...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 12, 2011 | Lite
Colombian anchor woman Mabel Lara is set to change Caracol TV for CNN, a Colombian gossip website reported Wednesday. According to gossip website La Negra Candela, talks between Lara and CNN en Español began months ago and were...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 12, 2011 | Culture
The National Library of Colombia, the oldest public library in Latin America, opened its doors for free on Wednesday to celebrate its 234th anniversary. The library was officially founded by Francisco Moreno y Escandon on...
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