Posted by Toni Peters | Feb 25, 2011 | Economy
Colombia is looking to become a supplier of energy to Latin America, as the construction of an $837 million hydroelectric plant – the first to be built by a private company – gets under way, Portfolio reported...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Feb 25, 2011 | Culture
At the opening of the Cartagena Film Festival on Thursday, President Juan Manuel Santos said he wants Colombia to be a “mecca” for cinema. The president announced a strategy to attract directors, producers and...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Feb 24, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez claims that homosexual couples are pretending to be heterosexual in order to adopt children, Radio Caracol reported Thursday. The official asked for a criminal investigation...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Feb 23, 2011 | News
The government moves to stop corruption in the judiciary after reports that auxiliary magistrates often draw large pensions after holding posts for only a few weeks, Caracol Radio reported Wednesday. Interior and Justice...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Feb 22, 2011 | News
The remains of four civilians thought to have been kidnapped by the FARC are handed over to the army in southern Colombia after being found in excavations, Caracol Radio reported Tuesday. The bodies were handed in to the...
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