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“No Longer Empty” Fills New York Mansion With Work of Hispanic Artists
April 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff
An exhibition named after F. Scott Fitzgerald's debut novel "This Side of Paradise" is bringing art, splendor and new life to a New York mansion that once served as a rest home for the formerly wealthy. "Our mission is to transform the empty spaces with art," said Jodie Dinapoli, program director of No Longer Empty, a New York-based non-profit arts organization that since 2009 has filled buildings with works of installation art, including the 32 creations distributed throughout the Andrew Freedman Home in The Bronx. continue reading »
Botero’s Bronze “El Gato” Has His Whisker Stolen in Medellin
April 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff
One of the whiskers on the giant "El Gato" (The Cat) statue donated by painter and sculptor Fernando Botero to his native Medellin has been stolen, an official in the Colombian city told Efe. The theft targeting the 1,050-kilo (1.2-ton) work of art occurred on Holy Thursday. continue reading »
Colombia: 11-Year-Old of Wayuu Tribe Gives Birth to Daughter
April 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Stories of teens having children are sadly fairly common, but an even more startling realization is that preteens are having children as well. A member of the Wayuu tribe, the indigenous group of the La continue reading »
Colombian Rebel Group FARC Releases 10 Captives
April 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The last 10 security force members held by Colombia's FARC rebels arrived here Monday after a handover in the jungle to a team from the International Committee of the Red Cross. continue reading »
Colombian Rock Band Dante Makes its Mark on the U.S. Music Scene
March 28, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The Colombian rock band Dante began its international tour thanks to "The Rorschach Manifesto" disc they were able to record with ace producer Sylvia Massy. continue reading »
FARC Captives to be Released in Early April
March 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Colombia's FARC guerrilla group put an end to the uncertainty surrounding the release of its last 10 military and police hostages by designating April 2 as the start of the humanitarian missions. continue reading »
Three Students Die Making ‘Potato’ Bombs in Colombia
March 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Three Colombian university students, including a woman, died Sunday when the explosives they were handling went off at a house in Bogota, police and city officials said. continue reading »
Mediator in Colombian Says FARC Will Free Soldiers and Police Next Week
March 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The FARC rebel group's promised release of 10 police and soldiers will begin on March 26, a former Colombian senator involved in the process said Wednesday. continue reading »
Human Rights Commission Condemns Murder of Well-Known Colombian Radio Journalist
March 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemns the murder of Colombian broadcast journalist Argemiro Cárdenas Agudelo, which took place on March 15 continue reading »
FARC Guerillas Kill 11 Soldiers at Colombia-Venezuela Border
March 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, guerrillas killed a non-commissioned officer and 10 other soldiers in Arauca, a province on the border with Venezuela, a military spokesman told Efe. continue reading »
Narco Sub Pioneer Captured by Colombian Authorities
March 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The drug trafficker who pioneered the use of submarines to smuggle cocaine has been captured in southwestern Colombia, the National Police said. continue reading »
FARC Guerilla Extradited to US, Facing Kidnapping and Terrorism Charges of U.S. Citizens
March 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Alexander Beltran Herrera, 35, aka Jhon Alexander Beltrain Herrera, aka Rodrigo Pirinolo, an accused member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), has been extradited from Colombia to face hostage taking and terrorism charges in the U.S. continue reading »
FARC Detonates Roadside Bomb Leaving 6 Wounded in Colombia
March 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Four soldiers and two civilians - a woman and a boy - were wounded when the FARC guerrilla group detonated a house rigged with explosives as a military convoy passed by in San Vicente del Caguan, a city in the southern Colombian province of Caqueta, a military commander said. continue reading »
Colombia to Spend $46 Million to Improve Educational Quality
March 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan for $46 million to reduce educational lags and inequities and improve coverage in Colombia. continue reading »
Protesters of Transmilenio Bus Network in Colombia Bring Traffic to a Stand-Still
March 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Windows were shattered, traffic disrupted and some 30 people arrested here Friday amid protests by thousands of riders of the Colombian capital's Transmilenio bus network. continue reading »
