Posted by Narayan Buckley | Jan 30, 2013 | News
The Colombian justice minister’s announcement on Tuesday that the government intends to decriminalize small amounts of methamphetamines and ecstasy, caused objections from members of Colombia’s congress, local media...
Read MorePosted by Narayan Buckley | Jan 29, 2013 | Culture
The iconic British rock band “The Cure” is coming to Bogota on April 19 to play their first concert in Colombia. The gig in Bogota will mark the seventh stop on their 2013 South American tour, with dates lined up in...
Read MorePosted by Narayan Buckley | Jan 29, 2013 | News
The Colombian government will propose a new drug statute to congress that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of methamphetamines and ecstasy. “The proposal aims to standardize the amount of drugs already...
Read MorePosted by Narayan Buckley | Jan 29, 2013 | News
The number of active gangs in Cali, Colombia’s third largest city, has risen by an astonishing 1,300% since 1992, as the endless supply of minors that serve as the gangs’ foot soldiers continues, claimed a local...
Read MorePosted by Narayan Buckley | Jan 28, 2013 | Lite
A law that prohibits Colombian companies from “importing” Chinese laborers to work on Colombian land is just one of the ridiculous and bizarre laws that may be targeted for removal by a government body looking at...
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