Posted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Apr 25, 2012 | News
Colombian police horses will now wear armor, after numerous attacks by crowds have resulted in serious injury, reported local media. “The injuries can range from muscle contraction to cuts with knives, bottles in various...
Read MorePosted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Apr 25, 2012 | News
Recent audits found hundreds of “ghost students” enrolled in Colombian schools, reported officials Wednesday. Colombian Minister of Education Maria Fernanda Campo told local media that a number of audits discovered...
Read MorePosted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Apr 25, 2012 | News
The FARC’s 6th front attacked a military base located in southwest Colombia, reported local media Wednesday. Residents of El Palo, a town in the Cauca department, were surprised by a series of explosions after a number of...
Read MorePosted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Apr 20, 2012 | News
A Colombian army lieutenant was convicted Thursday of the murder of two civilians in a “false positive” case. Army Lieutenant Jose Pena Ramirez was sentenced by a Colombian court to 43 years in prison for the...
Read MorePosted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Apr 20, 2012 | News
Colombia’s government has called for high risk areas to be prepared for the eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. The Interior Ministry has ordered the fire departments of 19 municipalities in the central Caldas and...
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