Posted by Jean Carrere | Nov 14, 2011 | News
The new head of Colombia’s Institute for Family Welfare (ICBF), Diego Molano, said Monday that the Victims Law is positively changing the country. Molano, the former director of the government welfare group, Accion Social,...
Read MorePosted by Jean Carrere | Nov 14, 2011 | News
A bus crash left six dead and at least 29 injured on Monday in the Nariño department, southwest Colombia. The bus was apparently driving too fast and left the road, falling down a fifty foot ditch, leading to the death of six...
Read MorePosted by Jean Carrere | Nov 14, 2011 | zSports
Colombian swimmer Omar Pinzon won a gold medal on Sunday at the Tokyo Swimming World Cup. Pinzon delivered a stunning performance, with a time of 1:51:15 for the men’s 200 meters backstroke. He secured his first place on...
Read MorePosted by Jean Carrere | Nov 11, 2011 | News
Extradited paramilitary leader “Jorge 40” was sentenced to 26 years in prison by a Colombian court on Friday. Rodrigo Tovar Pupo, alias Jorge 40, was sentenced for his involvement in 20 murders in the northern...
Read MorePosted by Jean Carrere | Nov 11, 2011 | News
The Colombian government announced on Friday the allocation of little under $2 million for families left homeless by the tragic Manizales landslide. Each family that lost their house will receive $18,000, enough to relocate to a...
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