Posted by Tim Hinchliffe | Nov 3, 2011 | News
A Colombian anti-terrorism prosecutor jailed 11 politicians from the department of Cordoba on Thursday for their alleged connections with the paramilitary Elmer Cardenas Bloc of the AUC. The defendants were accused of being a...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Nov 3, 2011 | News
The Commander of the Aviation Division of the Colombian Army denied on Thursday allegations made by former President Alvaro Uribe that troops are demoralized. In an interview with Caracol Radio, General Javier Rey addressed...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Nov 3, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Prosecutor General banned two former DAS officials from holding office for 10-15 years on Thursday over their participation in illegal wiretapping. Former DAS Deputy Director of Operations Martha Ines Leal...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Nov 3, 2011 | News
An assassinated politician was elected mayor of Magui Payan, in Colombia’s southwest department of Nariño. Luis Gonzalo Marinez was gunned-down October 14 while he was running for mayor, but there was no time to put his...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Nov 3, 2011 | Cartagena
The Cartagena Tourism Corporation renovated and revamped its official website Monday in the hope of attracting more tourists, coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the Colombian coastal city’s independence on November...
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