Posted by Katharina Wecker | Aug 10, 2012 | Lite
The governor of Antioquia, a department in the northwest of Colombia, banned beauty pageants and fashion shows from schools Friday, claiming “school is for studying, not for runways.” The new law is based upon the...
Read MorePosted by Katharina Wecker | Aug 10, 2012 | Economy
Almost one fifth of Colombians between the ages of 14 and 26 is unemployed, according to the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Between April and June of this year, youth unemployment reached just over 19%,...
Read MorePosted by Katharina Wecker | Aug 10, 2012 | Culture
Mexican alternative band Zoe will return to Colombia to play gigs in Bogota, Medellin and Pasto in the beginning of September. The Latin Grammy Award-winning psychedelic band is currently touring Spain and Latin America...
Read MorePosted by Katharina Wecker | Aug 10, 2012 | Culture
U.S. television network Fox International and Colombia’s RCN will air the Spanish-speaking TV channel MundoFox from Monday in the United States. MundoFox was officially launched Thursday in simultaneous events in Bogota...
Read MorePosted by Katharina Wecker | Aug 10, 2012 | News
Four Colombian army soldiers were charged Thursday for the “false positive” murders of three civilians who the soldiers presented as guerrillas killed in combat. A Colombian court sentenced the four soldiers to 31...
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