Posted by James Bargent | Sep 9, 2011 | News
Anti-drug police have arrested 15 people in raids to break up a drug trafficking network in north Colombia that used prostitutes to convince sailors to carry cocaine. General Luis Alberto of the anti-drugs police in the port...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Sep 9, 2011 | News
A Colombian bishop renowned for his attempts to negotiate with drug traffickers and armed groups has left the department of Cordoba and assumed his new role as head of the diocese of the city of Cucuta. Julio Cesar Vidal has...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Sep 9, 2011 | News
The latest opinion polls show Liberal Party candidate Anibal Gaviria is leading the race to become the next mayor of Medellin. Former Governor of Antioquia Gaviria currently has the support of 39% of voters, according to the...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Sep 9, 2011 | Tourism
Less than 8,000 foreigners visited the country for the Under-20 World Cup, over 20,000 less than predicted by the Ministry of Business, Industry and Tourism, the Hoteliers Association of Colombia (Colteco) has confirmed. The...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Sep 9, 2011 | News
Over 1.6 million Colombians – 6.6% of the population – are illiterate, according to the minister for education. Maria Fernanda Campo told El Espectator that poverty was the leading cause of illiteracy. According to Campo...
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