Colombia Exhibit Brings Protests to Campus Sep 11, 2009
According to the Embassy of Colombias Web site, seven 13-foot sculptures representing various aspects of Colombia are located in Union Station and 40 more eight-foot hearts each depicting lesser-known aspects of Colombian life are placed in various locations across D.C.. The international exhibit is part of the Colombia Es Pasin campaign, a Colombian government-sponsored initiative designed to improve the image of the country abroad ... The logo of the campaign is a heart,... (The Hoya, Washington DC)
* Magic Mountain ]s_ Sep 5, 2009
The remains of the cities and roads they built over a thousand years ago are still scattered all along the Colombian coastline. Is it really possible that such an ancient pre-Colombian culture could still be alive in the 21st century ... For decades, its remote valleys have sheltered an array of armed and violent groups from right-wing paramilitaries to cocaine traffickers and the infamous communist guerrillas of the FARC. In recent years, the Sierra has been bathed in blood as these outlaw... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Vermont man admits stealing neighbor's electricity Sep 3, 2009
Cuba is condemning threats made against Colombian pop singer Juanes, who plans to stage a "Peace Without Borders" concert next month in Havana's Plaza of the Revolution ... The Colombian rocker has come under fire from some Cuban-Americans in Miami who contend that the Sept. 20 concert endorses the Communist-led government of Fidel and Raul Castro ... The Colombian rocker has come under fire from some Cuban-Americans in Miami who contend that the Sept. 20 concert endorses the Communist-led... (Fresno Bee)
Out of the Shadows Aug 31, 2009
It s as if the Russian Mafia had paid a Colombian drug cartel to certify its integrity. The banker, apparently still a young man, grows more chagrined as he digs further into absurdity. (New Yorker)
Juanes still pressing on for Cuba concert Aug 30, 2009
Despite being accused of political affiliations with Cuba's communist system and receiving death threats through Twitter, the Colombian singer still plans to hold his "Peace Without Borders" concert at Havana's Plaza of the Revolution on Sept. 20 ... That show drew tens of thousands to the border between Venezuela and Colombia when tensions were high over a Colombian commando raid into neighboring Ecuador that killed a leading rebel commander. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
'Still no justice' in East Timor Aug 27, 2009
Gang kills 12 Colombian Indians. WATCHED/LISTENED. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Beyonce named 'woman of the year' Aug 27, 2009
Page last updated at 08:57 GMT, Wednesday, 26 August 2009 09:57 UK. Beyonce named 'woman of the year. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Profile: The Dalai Lama Aug 27, 2009
Page last updated at 14:27 GMT, Wednesday, 25 February 2009. Tibetans are loyal to their spiritual leader. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Juanes won't cancel Cuba show despite threats Aug 25, 2009
Cuba is condemning threats made against Colombian pop singer Juanes, who plans to stage a Peace Without Borders concert next month in Havana's Plaza of the Revolution ... His first Peace Without Borders concert in March 2008 drew tens of thousands to the border between Venezuela and Colombia when tensions were high over a Colombian commando raid into neighboring Ecuador that killed a leading rebel commander. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
* World News Quick Take Aug 24, 2009
The government is condemning threats made against Colombian pop singer Juanes, who plans to stage a Peace Without Borders concert next month in Havana. Culture Minister Abel Prieto blamed anti-Castro exiles in the US for the threats and said the Sept. 20 show will go on as planned. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Afghanistan needs an economic leader Aug 12, 2009
Little wonder that the last time I was there, my fellow guests at Kabul's Serena Hotel were Colombian drug-busters and their paymasters from the US Drug and Administration Agency, bitching and frustrated that Karzai's ministers were stymieing their efforts. The Government is a cancer on Afghanistan, the President a failure. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Veterinarians using stem cells to treat animals Aug 12, 2009
A dancer of the Colombian "Aerodanza" company performs during the IV Festival in Cali. AFP/Luis Robayo. (Yahoo News)
The Price Of Bananas Aug 10, 2009
Steve Kroft On How Colombian Paramilitaries Landed A U.S. Corporation In Hot Water ... Chiquita found itself trying to grow bananas in the middle of a war, in which the Colombian government and its army were of no help ... This financial aid to the Colombian government has been extremely effective in stopping the terrorists of FARC and the para-military forces. (CBS News)
Macau chief Ho goes out with a whimper Jul 29, 2009
"Edmund Ho put Macau on the world map, but so have Colombian drug barons put Colombia on the world map - for all the wrong reasons," one resident who asked not be identified, fearing the professional consequences of criticizing the government, countered. "This was a man with really one idea only - to generate money at all costs, to the neglect of almost all the other areas of a societys development.". (Asia Times Online)
Chavez freezes ties with Colombia Jul 29, 2009
Hugo Chavez strongly denies supplying weapons to Colombian rebels. Venezuela is withdrawing its ambassador from neighbouring Colombia and freezing relations, following a dispute over weapons supplied to Colombian rebels ... On Monday, the Colombian government said its troops had recovered Swedish anti-tank weapons in a raid on a Farc camp. (BBC News)
- Viewpoint: Drug war is the new Cold War (1) Jul 27, 2009
Colombians don t like the comparison, and neither do Mexicans. However, it is clear that although the drug business is still alive and kicking in Colombia, Mexico has become the new center of distribution, and Mexican drug lords, not Colombian, now run the show and lead the war. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Botanical garden on Hulu Island like Eden Jul 23, 2009
Colombian Alegandra Warren teaches the children of expat researcher families English, mathematics, art and crafts ... In January, Colombian Alegandra Warren went to XTBG with her American husband, who was doing post-doctoral research, bringing along their two daughters. (Xinhuanet, China)
Mexican Drug Lords Sport Silly Nicknames Jul 23, 2009
" Colombia, which produces most of the cocaine trafficked through Mexico, has also long had a zeal for colorful nicknames. Colombian gunman Marco Tulio Moya was so effective before his 1999 death that he was called "Baygon," after the insecticide. "If you go into a poor neighborhood here and ask for somebody by their real name, you'll never find them," said Colombian novelist Juan Jose Hoyos. Many are as silly as Mexico's nicknames. Drug lord Pablo Escobar's brother, Roberto, is called "Osito"... (KIRO TV, WA)
Hoping for change in Bissau Jul 2, 2009
Recently members of the US Senate accused Colombian drug barons of being involved in trafficking here, and earlier this week US Assistant Under-Secretary for Africa Johnnie Carson declared Guinea-Bissau to be the continent's first narco-state. Many Bissau-Guineans believe these descriptions are overstated; nonetheless, all presidential candidates agree that drug-trafficking must be tackled. (BBC News -- Africa)
Speed-walking school helps Colombian refugee children fit in with their Ecuadorian peers Jun 24, 2009
Correspondent Vanessa Johnston visits a race-walking school for Colombian refugees in Ecuador ... They are Colombian, and their families have recently arrived in the tranquil Andean city as refugees ... Up to half a million Colombians have fled to neighboring countries to escape a violent, 40-year civil war. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Zubi Wins A 2009 Effie Award Jun 4, 2009
As official sponsor of Juanes' 2008 World Tour, Zubi developed a program with the Colombian singer-songwriter as the centerpiece to deliver the SYNC message to the marketplace, educate consumers about the product, and entice them to test-drive SYNC-equipped Ford vehicles at Ford dealerships. The program achieved a 30 percent conversion rate of qualified leads to test drives - 15 times the industry average. (PR Newswire)
Attendance strong at film festival May 19, 2009
The festival next year will return with a broader line-up of films and venues, said Fernandez following the screening of Colombian blockbuster Paradiso Travel Saturday night. The film follows a Colombian couple illegally immigrating to the United States, and the man s struggle to find his girlfriend after their separation. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
'Housewives of New Jersey' adding bite to the brand May 12, 2009
But if New York City has been a town-car wreck junior-high style fights between grown women; lace-up red leather pants worn by a grown man New Jersey is shaping up to be a Range Rover wreck, from talk of Colombian cartels and kidnapping to enough combined cleavage to fill a K cup to, most memorably, a fully set table silverware, white linen that gets overturned in a fit of apparent rage. "There were a lot of crumbs on the table," deadpans New Jersey housewife Jacqueline Laurita, 39, Manzo's... (USA Today -- Life)
A culture that's tragically focused on big boobs May 11, 2009
Based on a best-selling novel by Colombian journalist Gustavo Bolivar, who says he based it on a true story he came across while writing about child prostitution in Colombia, it's about boobs. But this is not boob-tube rubbish. (Globe and Mail)
Nations parade their cultures May 8, 2009
Paula Enriquez and her husband Lt. Col. Juan Correa, of Command and General Staff College Intermediate Level Education 2009-01 class, model Colombian fashions during the Parade of Nations May 5 at the Lewis and Clark Center. Lamp photo by Prudence Siebert. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
UK cabinet expenses under scrutiny May 8, 2009
Toxic fallout of Colombian scandal. Trial drugs 'reverse' Alzheimer's. (BBC News -- Europe)
Polygamous poser May 8, 2009
Page last updated at 00:09 GMT, Friday, 8 May 2009 01:09 UK. Jacob Zuma's three first ladies. (BBC News -- Africa)
Seeking security Apr 11, 2009
Colombian Indians seek security ... But Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has recently managed to recruit one tribe, albeit with difficulty, into his campaign against Marxist guerrillas. (BBC News)
Drug Tourism: Down the Amazon in Search of Ayahuasca Apr 8, 2009
Beat-generation novelist William Burroughs, seeking to get high off Colombian ayahuasca in the early 1960s, described hurling himself against a tree and barfing six times ... The business has become so popular that at the airports in Iquitos and in the Colombian Amazon city of Leticia, locals trying to drum up clients for freelance medicine men stand outside the terminals shouting "Ayahuasca! Ayahuasca!". (Time.com)
Dispatch from Columbia's newest village Mar 28, 2009
Indigenous Colombians celebrate their new village ... This village on the northwestern slope of the Sierra is the sixth of 10 "barrier" villages being built by the Colombian government in a pact between President Alvaro Uribe and the joint governing council of the four different indigenous tribes that share these mountains: the Arhuaco, Kogi, Wiwa, and Kankuamo ... As well as helping the Colombian government to establish state control over the region, the village project is billed as a program... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Guinea: A Major Drug-Trafficking Hub Mar 16, 2009
The official said this occurred in the case of Venezuelan and Colombian drug traffickers in May 2008, after they were arrested for storing large quantities of cocaine in Kip;, a Conakry suburb. OCAD's Camara told IRIN,"I fight not only against drug traffickers, but also against some members of the Guinean police and military who are enriching themselves through drug trafficking." He continued, "You cannot imagine how deeply some drug barons are entrenched [here], in full view of law enforcers,... (allAfrica.com)
Eating in Colombia Mar 16, 2009
Below is a small dictionary of common foods one is likely to encounter (and want to savour) to experience Colombian cuisine in its authenticity ... Colombians love these little candies served with queso campesino, a soft, salty mozzarella-like cheese. (Suite101.com)
Latin stars shine Mar 14, 2009
Colombian superstar Juanes and Gloria Estefan Thursday at the BMI awards in Palm Beach ... Seeing Colombian rocker Juanes here wasn t that much of a stretch ... Colombian superstar Juanes and Gloria Estefan Thursday at the BMI awards (Wireimage). (The Palm Beach Post)
MTV Tr3s Announces New Slate Packed With Comedy and Music Mar 14, 2009
Adapted from the infamous eighties sitcom "Married ... with Children," "Casados Con Hijos" -- an acquisition from Sony Pictures Television -- is a black comedy about the Rochas, a typical middle-class Colombian family. Married for 16 years, Paco, a shoe salesman, and Lola, a housewife, might have grown tired of one another, but they still have a love for throwing insults. (PR Newswire)
Joaquin Guzman Loera: Billionaire Drug Lord Mar 13, 2009
Puente Grande (Big Bridge) has since been mockingly rechristened the Puerta Granda" (Big Door) prison. Guzman once bragged that he spends $5 million a month on bribes to law enforcement officers. Suspected of helping Mexican and Colombian drug traffickers launder as much as $20 billion in wholesale profits during his 8 years on the run. Has become a popular subject of "Narcocorridos," pop songs about drug traffickers and has gained an almost mythical status in Mexico, where he has been compared... (Time.com)
Grieving process Mar 9, 2009
" There's talk of passing new laws, and finding extra money for the hundreds of thousands of widows. But campaigners say what they need more than anything is more respect in Iraqi society. Bookmark with: Print Sponsor KEY STORIES FEATURES AND ANALYSIS VIDEO AND AUDIO SPECIAL REPORT RELATED BBC LINKS SHARED Chavez warns Colombian minister Girl aged 6 among five crash dead Plane crash near Uganda airport Black holes turned 'inside out' Gallery shows artists' 'affinity' READ N Korea warning ahead... (BBC News -- Africa)
Pop star Shakira sets up schools in Colombia Mar 7, 2009
Colombian singer Shakira has spent millions of dollars of her own money to provide education for thousands of children displaced by the country's internal violence. The international pop star spoke to the BBC's Rajesh Mirchandani about the project as she visited a school she has opened in the north west of the country. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Cartagena: The real risk is not wanting to leave Mar 1, 2009
As far as many Americans are concerned, Colombian cities are named after cocaine cartels, the streets are regularly crowded with shoot-outs, and the only regular visitor is the drug-addled Al Pacino from "Scarface," commuting down to throw someone out of a helicopter ... Even during the height of the Colombian drug wars and civil unrest of the '80s and '90s, Cartagena was an oasis of calm ... My visit coincided with the third annual Cartagena International Music Festival, a collection of local... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
What's left when the money's gone? Soquel writer lost his life savings... Feb 25, 2009
He was apparently laundering money from the Russian mafia and Colombian drug cartels. That's what gets the publicity, and I think that's what's happening. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Nestlé's Nespresso stays above the downturn's swirl Feb 21, 2009
2 pounds - a good seven to eight times the price of Colombian ground coffee in French supermarkets. In the heart of Nespresso's flagship Paris store on the Champs. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Gay-rights advocates press for change in N.D. law Feb 8, 2009
Hey Steve 1116 a.m. wrote on Feb 4, 2009 1:10 PM:" NOW IT CAN BE TOLD!!!!The Gay AgendaAuthor UnknownI know that many of you have heard Pat Robertson, Jerry Fallwell and others speak of the "Homosexual Agenda," but no one has ever seen a copy of it. Well, I have finally obtained a copy directly from the Head Homosexual. It follows below:6:00 am Gym8:00 am Breakfast (oatmeal and egg whites)9:00 am Hair appointment10:00 am Shopping12:00 PM Brunch2:00 PM1) Assume complete control of the U.S.... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Fjelstad dines with fame at Kennedy Center Honors Feb 8, 2009
Saturday evening, the duo were among the guests of the Colombian embassy, where they took part in dinner and cocktails. "I had never been around so many famous politicians and entertainment people under one roof at one time," Fjelstad said of the dinner. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Chinese VP leaves for six-nation visits Feb 7, 2009
Relations between the two parliaments are important components of bilateral relations, Chinese top legislator Wu Bangguo said in his meeting with visiting President of Colombian Congress Hernan Andrade Serrano. Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe during their meeting in Lima, capital of Peru, Nov. 22, 2008 ... Hu made the remark in his meeting with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in the Peruvian capital of Lima on Saturday on the sidelines of the... (Xinhuanet, China)
