Posted by Scott Kobewka | Nov 26, 2010 | News
Jamie Blanco Maya, the brother of Colombia’s former Inspector General Edgardo Maya, was called for questioning by a human right prosecutor in relation to the murder of two unionists working for multinational coal company...
Read MorePosted by Scott Kobewka | Nov 26, 2010 | Economy
Canadian oil company C&C Energia’s production was slowed this week due to protests and road blocks in Colombia’s Llanos basin. C&C, South America’s fourth-largest oil producer, had to shut down...
Read MorePosted by Scott Kobewka | Nov 25, 2010 | Cartagena
The Cartagena Hay Festival released its program for the 2011 festival which includes Norwegian author Ketil Bjørnstadt, Canadian journalist Alanna Mitchel and a concert from Cuba’s Buenavista Social Club. “This year...
Read MorePosted by Scott Kobewka | Nov 24, 2010 | News
Political leaders in the southern Colombian Meta department request military support to prevent guerrilla groups setting up illegal checkpoints on the roads, reports Noticiera del Llano. Noticiera del Llano reports that...
Read MorePosted by Scott Kobewka | Nov 23, 2010 | News
The Embera, a Colombian indigenous group, have vowed to stop practicing female genital mutilation (FGM), reports El Tiempo. Two years ago the Embera decided to suspend the practice and research its cultural origins. During that...
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