Posted by Hannah Aronowitz | Feb 10, 2011 | Culture
Colombian superstar Juanes will perform at the Lo Nuestro Latin American music awards, Spanish news agency EFE reported Thursday. The event, which will take place February 17 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, is the 22nd...
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An indigenous Colombian was killed in the crossfire between the national army and the guerrilla group FARC, Caracol reported Thursday. Hernando Vitonaz, 22, died Wednesday in the town of Tacueyo in the Cauca department....
Read MorePosted by Hannah Aronowitz | Feb 10, 2011 | Economy
A meeting between the Colombian government and the Colombian Truckers Association (ACC) failed to reach a compromise Wednesday, causing the truckers to continue their strike, W Radio reported Thursday. The truckers union has...
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The Colombian legal system, which fails to convict those who commit crimes against journalists, is the biggest threat facing Colombian journalists today, according to Adriana Blanco, a representative from the Foundation for the...
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Of the 1,070 suspected criminals arrested last week in Bogota as part of a national police operation against crime in the nation’s capital, 893 have already been freed. Only 170 were sent to Bogota prisons for crimes...
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