Posted by Hannah Aronowitz | Feb 11, 2011 | News
Colombia will amend the process for politicians to receive a writ for the protection of constitutional rights in response to the excessive use of them to avoid suspensions, W Radio reported Friday. A writ of protection is used...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Aronowitz | Feb 10, 2011 | Economy
Canada’s biggest engineering and construction company SNC-Lavalin Group has signed a contract to work with Colombian coal mining giant Cerrejon, Reuters reported Thursday. For the joint venture, which is estimated to have...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Aronowitz | Feb 10, 2011 | Culture
Colombian superstar Shakira had the second-highest number of nominations in the Billboard Latin Music Awards, with her name up for 13 separate prizes Telemundo reported Thursday. Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias beat the...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Aronowitz | Feb 10, 2011 | Tourism
Swiss-Chilean DJ Luciano brings a mystical blend of minimal techo and deep tribal house sounds to Colombia, Luciano, whose bi-continental roots are apparent in his unique mixing of bare-bones techno with hot-blooded Latin...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Aronowitz | Feb 10, 2011 | News
Guillermo Leon Valencia Cossio, former Medellin chief prosecutor, was found guilty by Colombia’s Supreme Court of having ties to drug lord and former paramilitary chief Daniel Rendon Herrera, alias “Don...
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