Posted by Rob Edmond | Nov 21, 2012 | Culture
An original typescript of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ “No thieves in this town” failed to sell at auction in London Wednesday. The auction went underway at Christie’s in London with with a starting price of...
Read MorePosted by Rob Edmond | Nov 21, 2012 | News
Ex Colombian Congressman Yidis Medina is to sue the government for over $4.5 million, claiming to be the victim of wiretapping, local media sources reported. Colombian newspaper El Espectador reported that the ex-congresswomen,...
Read MorePosted by Rob Edmond | Nov 21, 2012 | Lite
Shakira’s “Barefoot Foundation” has helped provide education for 4,095 children living in poverty-stricken areas of Colombia, the foundation reported Tuesday. Executive director Patricial Sierra of Pies...
Read MorePosted by Rob Edmond | Nov 21, 2012 | News
Award-winning Colombian journalist and filmmaker Ernesto McCausland died Wednesday after a fight against cancer. McCausland lost his life after a long battle against pancreatic cancer at the age of 51. Born in Barranquilla,...
Read MorePosted by Rob Edmond | Nov 20, 2012 | Economy
Colombia is expected to produce just over 2% less coal in 2012 than estimated after labor unrest, newswire Reuters reported on Tuesday. A strike of the managers of Colombia’s main railway lasting five weeks was followed by...
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