Posted by Lindsay Mathieson | Apr 23, 2012 | News
Angelina Jolie took a break from life with her family to visit Ecuador’s northern border region, where many displaced Colombians have been forced to seek refuge. Jolie was recently appointed to the UN High Commissioner for...
Read MorePosted by Lindsay Mathieson | Apr 19, 2012 | News
A Colombian judge ruled Thursday that the son of former paramilitary commander Ramon Isaza would lose his benefits under the country’s demobilization process for repeatedly violating his court commitments. Ovidio Isaza,...
Read MorePosted by Lindsay Mathieson | Apr 19, 2012 | News
A former paramilitary was sentenced to 20 years behind bars for the deaths of two indigenous men in northern Colombia. Julio Manuel Argumedo García, alias “Gabino,” has taken responsibility for the crime committed in July 2002....
Read MorePosted by Lindsay Mathieson | Apr 18, 2012 | News
A driver and two children have died after a school bus lost control following heavy rains in central Colombia. Seven other children were injured when the bus rolled down a large divide in the road while traveling towards Boyaca,...
Read MorePosted by Lindsay Mathieson | Apr 18, 2012 | News
Beauty queens in western Colombian have nobly stepped aside and canceled their contest in aid of flood victims. Organizers of the Queens of the Coffee Region beauty pageant in Riseralda department think money from company...
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