Posted by Toni Peters | Mar 22, 2011 | News
Police have discovered 127 kg of high purity cocaine in an abandoned truck in the southwest Colombian Nariño department, Caracol Radio reported Tuesday. A trained police dog was responsable for the identification of the high...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Mar 22, 2011 | Culture
Colombian scientist Manuel Elkin Patarroyo has been awarded the 2011 Prince of Viana Prize for Solidarity for his work in vaccine development, reported Caracol Radio Tuesday. The award was handed to Patarroyo by the government...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Mar 18, 2011 | Lite
An Argentine woman goes public with allegations that Antonio de la Rua, the former partner of Shakira, cheated on the Colombian star for six years of their 11-year relationship. Mariana Gallo told U.S. television program La...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Mar 18, 2011 | News
Five hundred Colombians resident in Japan will be evacuated by military plane in the face of the nuclear threat, according to diplomatic sources, reported EFE Friday. The first passengers will be brought back on Monday March 21...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Mar 17, 2011 | Caribbean
Five thousand people attended the inauguration of Plaza de San Nicolas in the heart of Barranquilla, the Colombian Ministry of Culture said Thursday. The event was attended by Culture Minister Mariana Garces Cordoba and mayor...
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