Posted by Caitlin Trent | Sep 25, 2012 | Culture
Various Colombians have been nominated for the Latin Grammys including the famed Juanes, Shakira, Chocquibtown and Piso 21. Juanes received the most nominations out of the Colombian stars in four different categories, followed...
Read MorePosted by Caitlin Trent | Sep 25, 2012 | News
Former paramilitary leader, Salvatore Mancuso, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of a Colombian lawyer. Mancuso, a notorious ex-AUC paramilitary leader, was convicted for the murder of Stella Viancha Martha...
Read MorePosted by Caitlin Trent | Sep 25, 2012 | News
Colombia’s government will allegedly approve trade negotiations with Japan on Tuesday, said the minister of commerce. President Juan Manuel Santos will meet with the Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiko Noda Tuesday in New York...
Read MorePosted by Caitlin Trent | Sep 24, 2012 | Culture
Colombian superstar Carlos Vives aired his new song on Monday entitled “I was born again,” a fitting metaphor for his musical rebirth. The single marks “a new era of Vives,” his website stated. The...
Read MorePosted by Caitlin Trent | Sep 24, 2012 | News
Colombia’s government will submit a demand for land restitution of a farm stolen by the founders of paramilitary umbrella group AUC. The founding brothers Fidel and Carlos Castaño of the disbanded AUC allegedly stripped...
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