Posted by Rosemary Westwood | May 23, 2012 | Economy
Colombian blooms won the top prize at an international horticulture trade show in Goyang, South Korea — a nation that is a growing destination for flower exports from the Andean nation. Colombia’s stand the...
Read MorePosted by Rosemary Westwood | May 23, 2012 | News
The conduct of 12 U.S. Secret Service agents who took prostitutes back to their hotel rooms while on detail in Cartagena does not represents a broader culture within the intelligence agency, said Secret Service director Mark...
Read MorePosted by Rosemary Westwood | May 22, 2012 | News
Justice for victims of sexual violence must “not be denied,” United Nations envoy Margot Wallstrom said at the end of a four-day mission to Colombia. Wallstrom, the UN representative for sexual violence in conflict, said that...
Read MorePosted by Rosemary Westwood | May 22, 2012 | News
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said Tuesday the government would continue to focus on security and poverty reduction in the wake of recent violence. “Our destination is a (…) more safe and at peace...
Read MorePosted by Rosemary Westwood | May 22, 2012 | News
National police captured the book keeper for the leader of one of Colombia’s most powerful neo-paramilitary groups, “Los Urabeños,” in Medellin on Tuesday. A special unit of Colombia’s police force...
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