Posted by Manuela Kuehr | Dec 1, 2010 | News
Since 1983 over 67,000 Colombians have been diagnosed with AIDS, the country reported on World AIDS Day. In 2009, 4,960 new HIV cases and 1,281 people with AIDS were registered and 539 Colombians died of the disease, reported...
Read MorePosted by Manuela Kuehr | Nov 30, 2010 | News
The death of two minors in a recent bombing of a FARC camp has sparked a debate about the continuing recruitment of minors by illegal armed groups, Semana reports. Between 2002 and February 2010, 7,159 child members of terrorist...
Read MorePosted by Manuela Kuehr | Nov 30, 2010 | News
This year’s prolonged rainy season is taking a heavy toll on Colombia’s infrastructure, Caracol Radio reported on Tuesday. Heavy rains and landslides destroyed 452 roads, 25 bridges, 88 aqueducts, 8 health centers,...
Read MorePosted by Manuela Kuehr | Nov 30, 2010 | Medellin
A group of 83 street vendors who operate in Medellin’s tourist areas will receive a certificate in conversational English on Tuesday, says a press release from the city. The vendors has successfully completed the first...
Read MorePosted by Manuela Kuehr | Nov 30, 2010 | Culture
Music Voyager begins a tour of six Colombian cities to record its program with Colombian artists, Radio Nacional de Colombia reports. Music Voyager is a music and travel television “series that gives viewers a backstage...
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