Posted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Apr 4, 2012 | News
Colombian rescue agencies are prepared for the 2012 rainy season, reported the National Disaster Unit Wednesday. The director of the National Disaster Unit Carlos Ivan Marquez told local media that more than 700,000 people have...
Read MorePosted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Apr 4, 2012 | News
The security situation in the northern Colombian department of Norte de Santander is worsening as FARC guerrillas intensify attacks. The first incident occurred on Monday night, authorities suspect that FARC guerrillas blew up...
Read MorePosted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Apr 3, 2012 | News
Measures taken by the Colombian government to prevent armed groups using child soldiers are “inadequate,” a coalition of NGOs said in a report Tuesday. A group of NGOs united under the name Watchlist on Children and...
Read MorePosted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Apr 3, 2012 | Cartagena
International celebrities have united in Colombia in preparation for the Celebrating Nature electronica rave on a Cartagena beach Thursday. The party will include performances by world-famous Chilean DJ Luciano, Colombian...
Read MorePosted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Apr 3, 2012 | News
“Each country has the right to decide whether to attend the Summit of the Americas,” said a U.S. official Tuesday in response to Ecuador’s declaration that it will not attend the international conference in...
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