Posted by Marguerite Cawley | Apr 7, 2011 | News
The Medellin municipal government will initiate this year’s free surgery program by providing surgical assistance to 15 young boys and girls in the city, according to a press release from the mayor’s office. The...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Apr 6, 2011 | News
Colombia’s First Senate Commission decided Wednesday that the provisions of the Victims Law will include persons affected by the conflict as far back as January 1, 1985, Colombian media reported. The approval of Article 61...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Apr 6, 2011 | News
Former Army Commander Mario Montoya has said in a public statement that he was unaware of changes made to the controversial Tolemaida military detention center, Colombian media reported Wednesday. Montoya said that he visited...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Apr 5, 2011 | News
Colombia’s police say they captured 121 members of criminal groups over the course of one week, Colombian media reported Tuesday. Operations over the last seven days in nine Colombian departments led to the detention of 44...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Apr 5, 2011 | News
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said Monday that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s socialist policies are losing their influence in Latin America, in an interview with Nuevo Herald columnist Andres Oppenheimer in...
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