Colombian Journalist Forced into Exile by Death Threats
Region: Colombia
June 12, 2007 Jenny Manrique was a regional correspondent in Bucaramanga for Colombian newspaper Vanguardia Liberal investigating paramilitary activity when she began to receive threats on her life. After her family was threatened, Ms. Manrique approached journalist protection nonprofit Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and asked for help. Since leaving the country, she has rec... more
Views: 3550AFL-CIO Urges Congress to ‘Stop the Colombia Free Trade Agreement’
Region: Colombia
by James Parks, Apr 8, 2008 As the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is being introduced on Capitol Hill, working families are launching an advertising campaign to get Congress to reject the deal.An ad sponsored by the AFL-CIO will run in three Capitol Hill newspapers tomorrow. The ad urges lawmakers “Don’t Reward Murder. Stop the Colombia Free Trade Agreement.” (Click here to tell your repre... more
Views: 1427U.S. Interventionism in Colombian Politics and the Ongoing Internal War
Region: Colombia
The 2010 presidential elections in Colombia, will not only be decided by the Colombian people. Many interest groups will be watching anxiously and influencing the vote from the United States. Colombia will hold presidential elections this upcoming May 30, and although many believe in a predictable victory of the Alvaro Uribe political party, but the opposition groups continue their struggle to change the history o... more
Views: 4607Colombian Flower Workers Celebrate New Contracts
Region: Colombia
Posted by James Parks to AFL-CIO NOW For two years, flower workers in Colombia withstood a vicious anti-union campaign—and now their solidarity has paid off. Last month, workers at the Splendor and La Fragancia flower plantations signed contracts with Dole Fresh Flowers, a subsidiary of U.S.-based Dole Food Co. and the largest grower and exporter of flowers from Colombia. Aft... more
Views: 2516Call Up- Colombia
Region: ColombiaQuestions were brought up as to the return of Luis Amaranto Perea's return to the national team after being in dismal form with his club side. A 3-4 loss at home to Sevilla did not help his cause out as it did rank among his all-time worst performances across the pond. The absence of Giovanny Hernández was confusing because he was starting to turn around his game after months of bad form wreaking in his game. Ju... more
Views: 94410 Year Old Columbian Girl Delivered Healthy Baby Girl
Region: ColombiaA young girl from Manaure, Columbia, gave birth to a healthy girl. The unnamed girl, one of youngest mothers, is at her 10 years of age when she delivered her daughter. The young mother was reportedly arrived at the hospital with tears in her eyes and experiencing so much pain from the contractions of her labor. She delivered her child weighing 5 pounds by caesarean section. Experts say that for a young girl like her... more
Views: 1217Pretrial detention against three former executives of The Polar
Region: ColombiaJudge Maria Veronica Orozco ordered as requested by the Public Prosecutor against the former managers Paul Mayor, Mary Elizabeth Farah and Julian Moreno. By the way, found a period of eight months for research. Judge María Verónica Orozco decided to grant the request of prosecutors and ordered the preventive detention against three former executives of multi-shop La Polar, the former genera... more
Views: 1779Pediophobia, Fear of the Unexpected
Region: ColombiaHave you ever heard those kind of stories...legends perhabs...about inanimated objects that start to move? Or have you ever heard stories like the popular Yokai's in japanese mythology, which, after 100 years the get possesed by evil spirits? Have you ever wondered, why people use to believe in them? have you ever wondered, why would you be afraid of them? Enter the stage this phobia, for some people, maybe its j... more
Views: 1452Military and police from Colombia, Venezuela to fight rebels
Region: ColombiaColombia's Minister of Defense Rodrigo Rivera announced yesterday that Colombia's and Venezuela's military and police forces will hold their first strategy meeting in on August 17 to discuss strategy and tactics to use against Colombia's guerilla groups, according to an INTERPOL report. Ranking police, military and intelligence officers from both countries will hold a sum... more
Views: 1917Medellin Prepares For World Cup Qualifiers
Region: ColombiaFederation president Luis Bedoya took a huge step towards fulfilling one of his promises from back in his electoral campaign. He started to make the necessary steps in order to play a home game in the city of Medellín. Medellín is colombia’s second largest city and for the past decade has been one of the venues that averaged the largest number of fans. the Mayor’s office ... more
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