Posted by Stephen Manker | Jul 12, 2011 | News
Members of health insurance company Empresas Promotoras de Salud (EPS) will not be able to receive care in Bogota’s hospitals due to a $150 million unpaid debt. Bogota’s ombudsman released a statement Tuesday that...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jul 12, 2011 | News
A mayoral candidate for the southwest Colombian city of Yumbo died Monday, two days after being shot in Cali, bringing the number of local election candidates murdered in Colombia this year to 10. Yumbo deputy Fernando Vargas...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jul 11, 2011 | Lite
The rumors were wrong! Natalia Valenzuela will be hired by RCN, but not for the coveted position as host of the fashion and gossip program “Estilo RCN.” Although a contract is still in the works, rumor...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jul 11, 2011 | News
Bogota’s mayor asked National Police chief Oscar Naranjo to increase the number of police in Bogota by 4,000 on Monday. “I want to take this time to address the government, and General Oscar Naranjo, because the...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jul 11, 2011 | News
Former Senator Luis Alberto Gil was barred from holding public office for ties to now-defunct paramilitary group the AUC. After a four-year investigation, the prosecutor general concluded that ties between the ex-senator and...
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