Posted by Stephen Manker | Jul 18, 2011 | News
Colombia’s education minister promised Monday to increase audits in order to fight corruption in local schools, which has already cost the country’s education system nearly $21 million. President Juan Manuel Santos...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jul 18, 2011 | Economy
Colombians are divided on whether they want to pay more taxes to fight inequality in the Andean nation, a survey published recently showed. Juan Camilo Plata, a researcher for the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) at...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jul 18, 2011 | News
Eight members of Colombia’s military will serve up to 55 years in military prison for killing two civilians, despite petitions from the victims’ family that the guilty men are incarcerated in a common prison,...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jul 15, 2011 | News
Colombian Congress’ Investigation and Accusation Commission will call on former President Enresto Samper to testify in the Alvaro Gomez Hurtado assassination case, reported El Tiempo Friday. Congress asked Samper to...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jul 15, 2011 | News
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) promised to continue aid on Friday to families affected by recent FARC violence in the town of Toribio. The press release indicated that some 475 people were affected by the...
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