Posted by Stephen Manker | Jun 24, 2011 | News
Professors associations met with Colombia’s education minister, Maria Fernanda Campo, Thursday to discuss proposals to amend President Juan Manuel Santos’ proposed education reform (Ley 30). Directors of the...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jun 23, 2011 | News
President Juan Manuel Santos thanked Colombians, charities, and international community on Thursday for solidarity during the devastating rainy season. “Colombia Humanitaria,” a charity that was created by President...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jun 23, 2011 | Economy
Seven Colombian entrepreneurs are among the top 50 businesswomen in Latin America, reported Latin Business Chronicle (LBC) Thursday. According to LBC, the group “represents natives of Latin America as well as foreign...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jun 23, 2011 | Culture
A group of top-notch American jazz musicians are in Colombia to give jazz masterclasses to children from poor neighborhoods in the cities of Medellin and Manizales. The Americans, all students of the prestigious Julliard School,...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jun 23, 2011 | Economy
431 NGOs from Colombia and the U.S. signed a petition against the pending Free Trade Agreement (FTA), reported Caracol Radio Thursday. The coalition of NGOs argued that the FTA would have a negative impact on small...
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