Posted by Sarah Cast | Oct 28, 2011 | News
A Manizales water plant said Thursday that rains are preventing repairs, leaving the central Colombian city without receiving water for the ninth straight day. The Civil Defense director announced that the persistent haze in the...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Cast | Oct 28, 2011 | News
After two weeks in hiding, the administrative director of Colombia’s House of Representatives has officially been dismissed following a contracting scandal, Colombian media reported Friday. Ex-Administrative Director Jairo...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Cast | Oct 28, 2011 | News
Narco-paramilitary organizations are active in 347 of Colombia’s 1,119 municipalities, reported the non-governmental organization Indepaz Thursday. According to the NGO, the number of Colombian municipalities with a...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Cast | Oct 27, 2011 | News
The Polo Democratico candidates will be cheated in the upcoming elections on Sunday, October 30 unless measures are taken to combat fraud, the party said Thursday. Speaking for the Polo Democratico Alternativo (PDA) Party, the...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Cast | Oct 27, 2011 | News
Colombia’s former vice minister of agriculture signed a preliminary plea bargain in order to receive a reduced sentence for his involvement in the agriculture subsidy program AIS corruption scandal, Caracol Radio reported...
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