Posted by Scott Kobewka | Dec 7, 2010 | News
After meeting with President Juan Manuel Santos in New York, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) loaned $350 million to Colombia to rebuild housing damaged by this year’s rainy season,reports a press release. IDB...
Read MorePosted by Scott Kobewka | Dec 3, 2010 | News
A Colombian agricultural subsidy program, Agro Ingreso Seguro (AIS), which was accused of corruption last year, funded a Brazilian firm that fraudulently purchased 13,000 hectares of land, reports El Espectador. According to...
Read MorePosted by Scott Kobewka | Dec 2, 2010 | News
Colombia announced Wednesday that Fernando Arboleda Ripoll will become Colombia’s ambassador to Ecuador. “[Arboleda] was president of the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court, a well known lawyer, and has had a...
Read MorePosted by Scott Kobewka | Nov 30, 2010 | News
Local charity Angeles de Medellin (Angels of Medellin) is working with Colombia Reports to bring Christmas to 3,000 children and 1,000 families this year. Founder Mark Kaseman has lived in Medellin for the past six years, and...
Read MorePosted by Scott Kobewka | Nov 30, 2010 | News
Simón Zimmer was born in Bogota, Colombia, but was adopted by a German family who lived in Columbia, Maryland, in the U.S. “To be honest,” Zimmer told Colombia Reports, “I never thought much about Colombia...
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