http://www.yourstreet.com/news/colombia YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us From the Caribbean to Brazil, political opposition to US plans for ‘full-spectrum operations’ is escalating rapidly US air force officers and Congressmen tour the Palanquero base in Puerto Salgar, Colombia, in August. The base is expected to host US air... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756052/u-s-builds-up-bases-in-oil-rich-south-america Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:18:08 -0800 Alex Gilliam If you missed last week's post, the first installment of this two part series, click ( here ) How about a brief quiz to start things off, shall we? 1. Which would cause drivers to be more careful and drive conservatively when passing through an area with... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6733566/the-weekly-what-if-what-if-austin-used-mimes-to-shame-people-into-being- Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:30:08 -0700 SEIZING MONEY: Police officers present packages carrying about $11.3 million (U.S. dollars) to the press at a military base in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday. Colombian customs agents said they found the cash in a shipping container in Colombia's Buenaventura Pacific... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708919/police-officers-photographed-today Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:55:08 -0700 A new Labor Department report identifies more than 58 countries where child labor or forced labor is used to make hundreds of goods - from coffee grown in Colombia to Christmas decorations made in China - that often end up in the United States. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6707832/labor-department-exposes-goods-made-by-child-labor Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:24:08 -0700         When you run into a 13-foot tall heart in the District this month, the Colombian government would like you to think happier thoughts about its country. Dozens of these heart-shaped sculptures popped up all over Washington at the end of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6698429/colombian-heart-sculptures-everywhere,-but-to-what-end- Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:20:08 -0700 LA Times: Until recently in a free fall because of terrorist attacks that scared off wildcat drillers, Colombia's oil production is staging a surprisingly robust rebound, boosted in no small part by the arrival of oil industry executives and engineers banished by... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6682399/prairiepundit-columbia-oil-production-grows-with-help-of-chavez-castoffs Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:48:08 -0700 Nearly 50 people – chanting, singing and waving Venezuelan flags – took to the streets in uptown and joined an international protest against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his hard-line tactics. The Charlotte demonstration, held in front of the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6679219/group-protests-chavez Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:27:08 -0700 Despite an arrest order, a case that involves U.S. Sgt. Michael Coen and contractor César Ruiz in the rape of a 12-year-old girl on a Colombian military base remains in limbo, because of diplomatic immunity. The girls mother claims Coen... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6681332/u-s-military-s-diplomatic-immunity-in-colombia-keeps-girl-s-rape-unpunishe Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:13:08 -0700 I used to believe in the notion that DukeEngage throws money away by sending students abroad instead of funding domestic service work with a much smaller price tag. In fact, I wrote a column about it for a journalism policy seminar last semester. Well, I just got... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6672928/it-s-over,-now-what- Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:00:08 -0700 For the immigrant poor who want burial insurance, the company pays for many post-mortem costs, and it will cover relatives in Colombia. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6668681/insurance,-here,-for-burial-back-in-colombia Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:04:08 -0700 Blackwater changed their name to Xe . Unfortunately, the Obama administration is still using the marcenary company's services in Iraq. Xe will continue to provide helicopter transport to embassy officials to and from the green zone. DynCorp International is to take... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6666434/mercenary-contractors-still-abusing-tax-dollars Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:56:08 -0700 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Nearly a third of all cocaine seized in the United States is laced with a dangerous veterinary medicine – a livestock de-worming drug that might enhance cocaine's effects but has been blamed in at least three deaths and scores of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6656277/nearly-1-3-of-cocaine-seized-in-us-is-tainted Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:44:08 -0700 BOGOTA -- Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has the swine flu and officials have advised other South American leaders who met with him at a summit of the infection, authorities said Sunday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6649435/colombian-president-comes-down-with-the-swine-flu Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:22:08 -0700 A week ago, I flew out of Medellin, Colombia and arrived at Duke, where I found myself adjusting to the sight of white people in khaki shorts and summer dresses speaking in heavily-accented Southern English. After having spent two months in Medellin for DukeEngage... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6649396/a-world-of-change Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:00:08 -0700 BOGOTA — Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has the swine flu. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6648860/colombian-president-has-the-swine-flu Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:35:08 -0700 Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has swine flu, according to a prepared statement issued today. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6648006/colombian-president-alvaro-uribe-has-swine-flu,-presidency-says Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:37:08 -0700 BOGOTA -- President Alvaro Uribe has the swine flu, and officials are contacting other South American governments whose leaders attended a recent summit along with the Colombia leader, authorities said Sunday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6649287/leader-gets-swine-flu Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:00:08 -0700 BOGOTA -- President Alvaro Uribe has the swine flu, and officials are contacting other South American governments whose leaders attended a recent summit along with the Colombia leader, authorities said Sunday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6649070/leader-gets-swine-flu Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:00:08 -0700 The meeting between Chavez and Uribe could, years from now, be seen as a crucial turning point for South America's political stability. Latin America, as a whole, is suddenly in bad shape. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6636149/adam-isacson-tensions-flare-in-south-america-over-u-s-troops-in-colombia Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:33:08 -0700 To no one's surprise, greater U.S. military access in Colombia is prompting concern among its neighbors. Latin American countries have become rattled by any U.S. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6630064/military-fears-u-s-activity-stirs-colombia-s-neighbors Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:00:08 -0700