Posted by Arron Daugherty | Apr 26, 2012 | News
A U.S. tourist was killed Wednesday in a robbery in a hostel in Colombia’s second largest city, Medellin. It’s believed 58-year-old Denis Ian Levy was shot dead in El Tamarindo hostel in the city’s El Poblado...
Read MorePosted by Arron Daugherty | Apr 23, 2012 | Economy
The Colombian government gave $565,000 to an Awa indigenous community to encourage the cultivation of cocoa, said local media Monday. The funds were awarded to the central Colombian town of Ricaurte and its surrounding Awa...
Read MorePosted by Arron Daugherty | Apr 23, 2012 | News
Chinese government representative Li Changchun met with President Juan Manuel Santos during an official visit to Colombia, Monday. The two officials discussed bilateral trade and relations, as well as Santos’ May 8 visit...
Read MorePosted by Arron Daugherty | Apr 18, 2012 | News
Bogota’s ex-Mayor Samuel Moreno sues the Colombian state for damages after being removed from office and banned from public service for one year. According to reports, Moreno is asking the government for $101,340. Moreno...
Read MorePosted by Arron Daugherty | Apr 16, 2012 | News
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office said it will monitor the country’s Family Welfare Institute (ICBF) amid accusations that the ICBF is “kidnapping” children for adoption abroad In a press...
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