Posted by Hannah Mead | Mar 27, 2013 | News
The death and suspected murder of a land restitution leader on Wednesday has shone a spotlight on the dangers faced by Colombian land reform activists. The body of Hermes Vidal Osorio was found in a remote part of the northern...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Mead | Mar 26, 2013 | News
The prosecutor general’s office on Tuesday announced that more than 138,000 acres of land formerly belonging to Colombia’s largest left-wing rebel group was expropriated in 2012. The deputy prosecutor general, Jorge...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Mead | Mar 26, 2013 | Lite
A trained messenger pigeon on Tuesday was caught trying to enter a maximum security prison to deliver a package to an inmate. According to Police Commander Luis Enrique Roa, a package containing a mobile phone was strapped to...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Mead | Mar 26, 2013 | Lite
Shakira’s debut on Monday as a judge on U.S. talent show The Voice has people swooning. Shakira and Usher stepped up to fill the shoes of ex-judges Christina Aguilara and Cee Lo Green for season four of the popular singing...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Mead | Mar 26, 2013 | Economy
The world’s leading copper producer CODELCO is to begin its search for copper-rich land in Colombia, a year after expressing its interest in the country. According to La Republica, the contract between the Chilean firm and...
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