Posted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jan 15, 2013 | News
Colombian anti-narcotics police on Tuesday seized 3.8 tons of marijuana allegedly belonging to the country’s largest rebel group, FARC. The drug shipment was confiscated in a truck on the Pan-American highway in the...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jan 14, 2013 | War and peace
Colombia’s largest rebel group, FARC, on Monday agreed with the government, saying they too want the pace of peace talks to speed up, though they claim the impetus is on the government to do so. Responding to comments made by...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jan 14, 2013 | News
Criminal groups and drug traffickers have expanded their hold over the northwestern Antioquia department according to a new scholarly report. According to Jorge Giraldo, the dean of Sciences and Humanities at Medellin’s...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jan 14, 2013 | Economy
Milk imported from fellow South American countries is putting local Colombian economies at risk, said Colombia’s agricultural minister on Sunday. According to Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar, there has been an...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jan 14, 2013 | Culture
Colombian actress Sofia Vergara failed, yet again, to win a Golden Globe for her role in the U.S. sitcom Modern Family. The Colombian actress arrived at the red carpet in a dress by the Filipino designer Michael Cinco. Vergara...
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