Bogota nativity sets records

A COLOMBIAN CHRISTMAS is no small thing. This year Bogota is hosting the world’s largest Nativity scene, while in the township of Monteria, in...

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Free condom scheme

[caption id="attachment_3747" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Bogota government officials have launched a plan to hand out thousands of free condoms...

Crackling over Christmas

Debating the joys of Christmas with two people who share very differing views on the festive period. Photo: Start with the HeartPhoto: Allen...

Money, Money, Money

[caption id="attachment_3737" align="alignright" width="300"] Crude Oil Prices, Nasdaq[/caption] Fall in worldwide crude oil prices hits...

Land restitution law ‘toothless’

Forced displacements and killings for land are on the rise despite 2-year-old victims’ rights law, a report by Amnesty International...

Round Robins

Oliver Pritchard shows how to use a timeless English tradition to practise your writing At this time of year it is traditional in England and the...

Mentally ill prisoners treated ‘like animals’

COLOMBIA’S PRISONS are neglecting their mentally ill inmates, which number some 2,000 people across the country, according to Colombia’s...

Migration Colombia slaps fee on Canadians

CANADIAN NATIONALS are now required to pay $160,000COP ($68.88 USD) to enter Colombia, migration officials announced last week. In a press release,...

Huge buyout for restaurant chain

[caption id="attachment_3764" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo: Javier Ignacio Acuña Ditzel CC BY 2.0[/caption] Colombia’s second biggest...