Posted by Benjy Hansen-Bundy | Mar 22, 2013 | News
Racism has continued to disadvantage the Afro-Colombian population, as evidenced by economic disparities, a large educational performance gap, and under-representation in politics. “We need affirmative action because of...
Read MorePosted by Benjy Hansen-Bundy | Mar 21, 2013 | Economy
The Colombian GDP grew 4% in 2012, down from 6.6% in 2011, according to the government’s statistics agency. In the fourth quarter of 2012 the economy grew by 3.1%, a small increase from the third quarter which brought...
Read MorePosted by Benjy Hansen-Bundy | Mar 20, 2013 | News
Colombian police captured on Tuesday alias “El Gordo,” whose ties to the Italian mafia shed light on the traffic of cocaine from Colombia to Europe. Juan Carlos “El Gordo” Davila Bonilla was arrested in...
Read MorePosted by Benjy Hansen-Bundy | Mar 20, 2013 | News
Extortion of businesses and individuals claims an estimated $1.1 billion annually, though the real income could be much higher, reported newspaper El Tiempo Wednesday. An extensive investigation by the newspaper revealed the...
Read MorePosted by Benjy Hansen-Bundy | Mar 20, 2013 | News
The national coroner’s office has found evidence of a toxic substance in the prison cell of a key witness in a case linking former President Alvaro Uribe to a paramilitary group. The evidence indicates a poison attempt....
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