Posted by Sarah Cast | Aug 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
Medellin’s 15th International Jazz and World Music Festival will showcase the best in Colombian and global jazz, including the beloved Cuban salsa band Buena Vista Social Club, from Friday, September 2 to Saturday, September 10....
Read MorePosted by Sarah Cast | Aug 30, 2011 | Lite
Natalia Valenzuela tries and tries… but she’s just no good at her new job as the host of “Estilo RCN,” revealed gossip website Sweet. The producers at RCN may be wishing they never booted Jessica Cediel out of the “Estilo”...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Cast | Aug 29, 2011 | Economy
One of the world’s largest ferronickel producers Cerro Matoso was forced to pay the state nearly $20 million in royalties following an audit by the Colombian Comptroller General’s Office, various media reported Monday. The...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Cast | Aug 29, 2011 | News
Colombian newscast Noticias Uno on Sunday confirmed a report by U.S. newspaper The Washington Post that the U.S. embassy was involved in the illegal wiretapping conducted by the Colombian intelligence agency DAS. In its Sunday...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Cast | Aug 29, 2011 | Culture
The Colombian novelist Fernando Vallejo, who wrote “La Virgen de los Sicarios” (The Lady of the Assassins), will receive the Romantic Language prize at the Guadalajara Book Fair (FIL). The FIL is the largest Spanish-language...
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