Posted by Scott Kobewka | Dec 9, 2010 | News
A recent report from Doctors Without Borders (MSF) documents Colombians’ struggle to access healthcare. The report surveyed 977 people in seven different departments in Colombia. According to the report 33.6% of the...
Read MorePosted by Scott Kobewka | Dec 9, 2010 | News
The number of “disappeared” in Colombia may be far higher than the official figure of 51,000, according to a report from the Latin America Working Group Education Fund (LAWG) and the U.S. Office on Colombia. Victims...
Read MorePosted by Scott Kobewka | Dec 9, 2010 | News
Bolivia’s Defense Minister Ruben Saavedra called former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe’s claims that Bolivia and Venezuela are in a nuclear arms race “ridiculous,” reports Efe. The minister said that...
Read MorePosted by Scott Kobewka | Dec 8, 2010 | News
The Ministry of Transportat reports that 134 of Colombia’s main roads in 15 out of 32 departments have been damaged in this year’s rainy season, reported newspaper El Tiempo on Wednesday. The ministry said that...
Read MorePosted by Scott Kobewka | Dec 7, 2010 | News
This year’s rainy season has taken upwards of 200 lives and left 1.6 million people homeless in Colombia. Local businesses, foreign governments and international aid organizations have given financial support for...
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