Posted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 8, 2012 | News
President Juan Manuel Santos said Friday that more needs to be done to stop child labor in Colombia. “We will make a great effort to make sure that child labor will not exist in this country. There are still many children who...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 8, 2012 | News
Bogota’s mayor Gustavo Petro said Thursday that a better cabinet is needed in order to complete the city’s development plan. Petro sided with experts who said that the mayor’s cabinet needed more business directors and...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 7, 2012 | News
Local authorities ordered the evacuation of 24 families residing near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano, reported local media. The volcano, located between the Caldas and Tolima Departments in central Colombia, is being evacuated due...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 7, 2012 | News
A Colombian air force attack killed seven ‘ELN rebels’ in western Colombia, air force officials said Thursday. The alleged rebels were killed in an aerial bombardment in Lloro, a municipality in the western Choco...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 7, 2012 | News
Colombian television network RCN “lacks objectivity and professionalism” and “manipulates information,” said Reporters Without Borders (RWB) Thursday. In an fierce open letter to the editors and host of...
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