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Labor Dept Provides $9 Million in Funding to Reduce Child Labor in Colombia
May 22, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced it is providing $9 million in grant funding to help reduce child labor in Colombian mines. continue reading »
Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Travels to Ecuador, Colombia
May 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) Anne C. Richard will travel to Ecuador, May 17-18, and Colombia, May 19-23. continue reading »
Juan Manuel Santos Looking At Re-Election in 2014
May 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos gave advance notice Friday that he will seek a second term in the 2014 elections, though he added that, in compliance with the law, he will not make the formal announcement until six months prior to the vote. continue reading »
Bill Clinton Meets With Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Colombian President
May 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Visiting U.S. former President Bill Clinton met in Cartagena with Colombian head of state Juan Manuel Santos and literary icon Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and on Thursday joined Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro for a ride around that Caribbean city in an electric taxi. continue reading »
JUST IN: Shakira to Leave ‘The Voice’
May 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Shakira has made it official she will not be returning to NBC’s ‘The Voice’ for season number 5. Her announcement comes on the heels of news that original judge Christina Aguilera was returning to the popular vocal talent show for a reported $17 million paycheck. continue reading »
Pope Francis Receives Colombian President – Urges Peace with FARC Guerillas
May 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff
This morning, Pope Francis I received President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia and urged for peace between the government and FARC guerillas. continue reading »
Journalist Gunned Down in Colombia
May 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Colombian journalist Alberto Lazaro Del Valle died after being shot in the southwestern city of Cali, officials said. Authorities said the motive for Friday night's homicide would have nothing to do with his profession as a radio announcer and disc jockey, according to the latest investigations into the killing of the director of Cali's Radio Planeta. continue reading »
Colombia to Produce Flight Simulator for Drones Training
May 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Colombian authorities presented the country's first domestically produced flight simulator for training operators of unmanned drones. The simulator is the debut project to emerge from Colombia's Corporation for High Technology in Defense and involved collaboration between military and civilian engineers, Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon said in an event at Apiay airbase in the central province of Meta. continue reading »
LATINO BLOTTER: Male Escaped Con Gets Implants to Better Hide from Police
May 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Some criminals will do anything to avoid being caught, but one Colombian convict took it to a whole other level. Colombian authorities have recaptured a man who escaped from jail last yea continue reading »
Trio of “Nuns” Wearing Habits Arrested for Possession of Coke in Colombia
May 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff
In what has to be one of the oddest cases of ‘extreme trafficking’ three fake nuns were arrested in Colombia for possessing cocaine. continue reading »
Colombian Army Kills 7 FARC Rebels
May 6, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Army troops killed seven FARC guerrillas and captured an eighth in fighting in southwestern Colombia over the weekend, a high-level military commander said. The dead guerrillas belonged to the 29th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, Southwestern Joint Command chief Gen. Leonardo Barrero Gordillo told Efe. continue reading »
Four Colombian Cities Receive IDB Plans for Urban Growth
May 6, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today announced the completion of action plans for the Colombian cities of Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Manizales, and Pereira, providing them with powerful tools to prioritize their investments over the next decade. continue reading »
Colombia Investigates Alleged Massacre of 7 Indians
May 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Colombian authorities are continuing an investigation to verify an alleged massacre in the northwestern town of Taraza, in which five children and two adults are said to have died, all members of an indigenous community. continue reading »
433,000 Visitors Headed to Bogota International Book Fair
May 3, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The Bogota International Book Fair, whose guest of honor was Portugal this year, drew 18,000 more visitors than the 2012 edition, with total visitors hitting 433,000, organizers said. continue reading »
Colombian President Santos Spends Night in Project of 1600 Free Apartments
April 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff
President Juan Manuel Santos slept in one of the 320 apartments that will be given to the neediest of Valledupar (in this project there are 1,600 total). The Head of State claimed this act was to verify the quality of the structures and ensure that the beneficiaries may live a dignified and quality continue reading »
