Posted by Marguerite Cawley | Jun 13, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s banking association said that the government’s decision to extend a tax that charges citizens for taking money out of the bank is an obstacle to strengthening the banking sector. In a weekly report,...
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Medellin will host its 21st International Poetry Festival from July 2-9, the theme of which will be a tribute to the original African spirit. This year’s festival, titled “Reunion of the antelope and the star,”...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Jun 10, 2011 | News
Aerial crop fumigations by the Colombian government may have caused irreversible genetic damage to 10% of Ecuadorean citizens living on the country’s northeastern border, revealed a study conducted by the Universidad de...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Jun 10, 2011 | Culture
Shakira has been accused of plagiarism again, this time for allegedly copying pole dance moves from British model Kate Moss in her new music video. The Colombian pop singer showed off her sexy dance moves in the video for her...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Jun 10, 2011 | News
An attack by armed men killed one policeman and gravely injured two others in southwest Colombia’s Cauca department, local media reported Friday. The men apparently shot at town police in a motorcycle drive-by in the...
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