Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 17, 2010 | News
There are indications that the FARC are preparing an “intense” offensive against state security forces that is planned for the end of the year, FARC-friendly news agency Anncol reported on Wednesday. In a poorly...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 17, 2010 | Culture
Colombia-lovers in the U.K. can get their dose of Colombian culture in the capital London this weekend as the annual Colombiage festival hits town. The festival is dedicated to celebrate contemporary Colombian culture, with...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 17, 2010 | Lite
This year’s Miss Colombia beauty pageant was fixed by its director who had an obvious preference for winner, Valle del Cauca representative Catalina Robayo, says a former Miss. Last year’s beauty queen from the Valle...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 17, 2010 | News
One of the extradited directors of Colombian pyramid scheme DMG is willing to accept money laundering charges in exchange for a lower sentence. The lawyers of William Suarez, currently awaiting trial in New York, wrote a letter...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 17, 2010 | News
Kidnappings in Colombia are on the rise following 10 years of steady decline, according to official statistics released Monday. According to a report by Fondelibertad, a defense agency in charge of monitoring kidnappings in the...
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