Posted by Tom Heyden | May 24, 2011 | News
Colombians in various cities across the country marched against the corruption in the nation’s health system and the poor health services it provides, RCN Radio reported Tuesday. About 5,000 people, consisting of many...
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A bloc of Uribista senators, acting under the “influence” of Uribe himself, proposed a major change to the Victims Law during the final debate in the Colombian Senate, newspaper Semana reported Tuesday. The actions...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | May 24, 2011 | Culture
Colombian superstar Juanes used Twitter to notify fans of the split with his manager, as well as the fact that he will take a short career-break at the expense of three U.S. concerts. In a series of Tweets Juanes first clarified...
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Colombia’s Interior and Justice Minister German Vargas Lleras and Military Chief Admiral Edgar Cely have contradicted each other’s accounts of the FARC “kidnapping” situation in the western Colombian...
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Colombian authorities have raided the premises of five health insurance (EPS) companies, in a search for evidence linking them to the health sector scandal, El Espectador reported Tuesday. The dawn raid returned some 7,000...
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