Posted by Alice Boyd | Oct 4, 2011 | News
A police officer was sentenced along with five other members of criminal drug gang “Los Rastrojos” Monday for aggravated conspiracy, drug manufacturing, illegal possession of weapons and aggravated manslaughter,...
Read MorePosted by Alice Boyd | Oct 3, 2011 | Tourism
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos announced Friday his intention to eliminate jet fuel surcharges in the hopes of reducing the price of air fares in the country. Colombia is one of the last countries to eliminate the...
Read MorePosted by Alice Boyd | Oct 3, 2011 | Lite
Colombian pop singer Shakira visited a school in Brazil Friday to officially open a program for early childhood development, along with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. The action plan was created in collaboration with ALAS,...
Read MorePosted by Alice Boyd | Oct 3, 2011 | News
The Colombian government has declared it will support controversial plans for higher education reform “in a comprehensive and determined manner.” The poposed reform, known as Law 30, provoked nationwide protests,...
Read MorePosted by Alice Boyd | Oct 3, 2011 | News
A campaign has been launched in Santa Marta to encourage the capture and eating of the invasive lionfish, which is responsible for damaging the delicate ecosystem of Colombia’s Caribbean coast. The campaign, titled...
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