Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 20, 2010 | News
A Spanish judge opened an investigation against Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe for his alleged role in the illegal wiretapping of Spanish NGOs, Noticias Uno reported on Sunday. The NGOs accuse Uribe and several...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 20, 2010 | News
Following a critical column about the business of Alvaro Uribe’s son Tomas, Colombia’s former President on Sunday accused a journalist of receiving money from a drug trafficker. Uribe responded to a column published...
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Thanks to the generous donations of readers of Colombia Reports, some 2,700 children in one of Medellin’s most deprived neighborhoods received food supplies and a toy for Christmas. According to Mark Kaseman, the founder...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 19, 2010 | News
During a non-stop 27-hour broadcast on both of the country’s private channels, Colombians donated $2.8 million to help victims of this year’s catastrophic rainy season. The two channels, Caracol and RCN, on Friday...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 19, 2010 | News
At least five soldiers died and two were injured in a minefield on the border of the southern Huila and Caqueta departments. According to Caracol Radio, the soldiers were on patrol near the village of Puerto Rico where FARC...
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