Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
Bogota’s Festival Centro 2011 has booked a fascinating range of musical acts including Mexican garage rock icons Los Locos del Ritmo, Argentine digital cumbia act El Remolon and Peruvian child star Wendy Sulca. The...
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Following failed attempts to become Colombia’s president and vice president in 2010, former Medellin Mayor Sergio Fajardo will run for governor of the Antioquia department in 2011, political website La Silla Vacia reported...
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Colombia’s inspector general on Monday barred former Senator Miguel de la Espriella from holding public office for 20 years for his ties to paramilitary organization the AUC. According to Inspector General Alejandro...
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Colombia’s House of Representatives on Monday approved a law on reparation for victims of the country’s violent conflict after adapting the bill so only victims of violence committed after 1990 can apply for...
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Colombia ranked 52nd of 65 in the 2009 PISA education survey, carried out by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The survey, based on two-hour tests of half a million 15-year-olds, tested...
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