Posted by Rosemary Westwood | Apr 18, 2012 | News
Colombia’s foreign minister has denied criticism of over-spending and a lack of concrete results at the recent Summit of the Americas in Cartagena. Maria Angela Holguin rejected former president Alvaro Uribe’s...
Read MorePosted by Rosemary Westwood | Apr 17, 2012 | News
The head of the UN’s refugee body has praised Ecuador for sheltering tens of thousands of displaced Colombians, according to media reports. Colombians account for 98% of refugees in Ecuador. It hosts an estimated 55,000...
Read MorePosted by Rosemary Westwood | Apr 17, 2012 | News
Colombia and Mexico have agreed to share intelligence as part of a new bilateral pact to fight drug trafficking. The countries will exchange weapons smuggling routes, information on specific targets and investigate the...
Read MorePosted by Rosemary Westwood | Apr 17, 2012 | Culture
Colombian fans of Paul McCartney who missed out on tickets for this week’s Bogota concert will be able to watch the pop superstar’s performance live on TV, local media reported Tuesday. Bogota-based public...
Read MorePosted by Rosemary Westwood | Apr 17, 2012 | News
Colombia is the fifth worst country in the world for unsolved murders of journalists for the second year in a row, according to a new report. It once again led Latin American nations in the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)...
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