Posted by Sarah Cast | Aug 8, 2011 | News
The former head director and the legal director of the Urban Development Institute (IDU) have been banned from public service for 11 years for taking part in the Bogota public works scandal, various media reported. The Colombian...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Cast | Aug 5, 2011 | Economy
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced a $1 billion loan to finance Colombian infrastructure, reported W Radio Thursday. The medium-term loan will pay for national roadwork projects, IDB President Luis Alberto...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Cast | Aug 5, 2011 | Lite
Shakira opted for a beast of burden as her preferred mode of transportation to view the Mexican countryside, Peru.com revealed. The Colombian superstar rode the ass in Hermosillo, Mexico before her concert at the Heroe de...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Cast | Aug 4, 2011 | News
Colombia is highly vulnerable to the upcoming rainy season, which forecasters say will be stronger than the last, El Espectador reported Thursday. The country has not yet recovered from the destruction left by its worst winter...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Cast | Aug 4, 2011 | News
Colombian Interior Minister German Vargas Lleras spoke out against a legislative initiative that would grant all members of Congress immunity from prosecution and a right to appeal, Caracol Radio reported Thursday. The promise...
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