Posted by Kathryn Thompson | May 2, 2011 | News
An elderly man took 14 people hostage in the public notary office in the town of Giron, in the Santander department, newspaper El Espectador reported Monday. The 70-year-old man entered the office at approximately 8 AM on...
Read MorePosted by Kathryn Thompson | May 2, 2011 | News
President Juan Manuel Santos announced that six state employees have been arrested in connection to the latest corruption scandal in the health insurance sector. A network of staff from the Ministry of Social Protection and...
Read MorePosted by Kathryn Thompson | May 2, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday congratulated his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama and the American security forces for the operation which ended with the death of Osama Bin Laden. “This is an important and...
Read MorePosted by Kathryn Thompson | Apr 30, 2011 | News
Colombian airline Aires forgot to board two young children in their care onto a flight from Bogota to Medellin, reported El Espectador. The mother of the children, Lizette Arango said she paid $64 extra for her children to be...
Read MorePosted by Kathryn Thompson | Apr 30, 2011 | zSports
FIFA is happy with the progress of Colombia’s stadiums for the FIFA Under-20 soccer World Cup that will kick-off in July, reported El Espectador. “The general comment is that the country is ready for this world cup,...
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