Famous Colombian Vallenato singer Diomedes Diaz and his family have been hospitalized with pneumonia in the northern department of Cesar, newspaper El Tiempo reported Monday. The singer was brought to…
Colombian authorities have ordered the relocation of prisoners at the Valledupar prison, following the discovery of traces of feces in the prison’s food and a deficit in potable water, newspaper…
Colombia’s Congress will call for the closure of a prison in Valledupar, the capital of the northeast Colombian department of Cesar, after discovering appalling conditions that include a lack of…
Five armed men have stormed the premises of a radio station in Valledupar, in the northern department of Cesar, and destroyed all the radio transmitters as they held two people…
The consumer price index (CPI) for the third month of 2011 showed a growth of 0.27%, 0.02 percentage points higher than that recorded in March 2010, according to a report…
A regional dialog on the Land Restitution Law under consideration by the Colombian Congress will be held in Valledupar, Cesar, on Friday with the purpose of creating a forum between…
Seven Colombian soldiers have been sentenced to 34 years in jail for their part in a “false positive” murder of a civilian who they then reported as a guerrilla killed…
Accordion player Luis Eduardo “Luchito” Daza Maestre was crowned King of Vallenato at the annual vallenato music festival in the northern Colombian city of Valledupar. The new official best vallenato…
The city of Valledupar in north-eastern Colombia will be filled with the sound of music from Tuesday, with the opening of the 43rd Festival of the Legend of Vallenato. The…