2008-09 TCU Men's Basketball Season Preview Oct 17, 2008
Texas Christian University Horned Frogs - Official Athletic Site. The Horned Frogs will look to rebound from a 14-16 overall record under the direction of first-year head coach Jim Christian. (Gofrogs.com)
Two dead, 100 hurt in Colombian clashes Oct 16, 2008
The protests started Tuesday, when an estimated 7,000 Indians from various ethnic communities used rocks and tree trunks to block the Pan-American Highway -- the country's main north-south thoroughfare -- in at least four locations between Colombia's second largest city, Cali, and the city of Popayan, 85 miles (135 kilometers) to the south. Fresh clashes broke out Wednesday when police moved in with armored personnel carriers and water cannons to clear the highway. (CNN -- World)
Trade in tragedy Sep 23, 2008
Other states badly affected are Sinaloa, Baja California, Guerrero and Michoacan ... But analysts say that with the demise of Colombia's Cali and Medellin cartels in the 1990s, it is now Mexican cartels which control, and fight over, the main cocaine routes. (BBC News -- Americas)
Elton John and Lily Allen in war of words at Sep 4, 2008
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Pope fulfills dream of former hostage Sep 2, 2008
In the Colombian city of Cali, meanwhile, four people were killed and about 20 wounded when a guerrilla car bomb exploded, damaging a court building in one of the worst urban attacks this year, Reuters quoted authorities as saying. Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Car Bomb in Colombia Kills Four, Injures 20 Sep 2, 2008
Sept. 1: A car bombing killed at least four people and injured 26 outside the city's justice palace in Cali, Colombia. BOGOTA, Colombia A car bomb in the regional capital of Cali killed four people and injured 26 outside the justice building overnight, and the provincial government offered a reward of 100 million pesos(US$55,000) on Monday for information leading to the capture of those responsible ... "The victims were left unidentifiable, burned and totally mutilated," Cali Mayor Jorge Ivan... (Fox News)
Mayor: Car bomb kills 4 in Cali Sep 1, 2008
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - The mayor of Cali says a car bomb has exploded in front of the palace of justice, killing at least four people and injuring 20 others ... Diana Salamanca, Cali's interior secretary, told Caracol there was a police officer among the people injured. (KOLD.com, AZ)
A hand puppet opens the door to Spanish Aug 27, 2008
Caro earned a Bachelor of Arts in modern languages, Spanish and English, and also in education from Universidad del Valle- Cali, Columbia and has been a teaching for totaling 11 years, including a few years here in Foxboro, Wellesley and Chelsea. She has developed a CD, which each participant receives, of fast-paced traditional music to add what she calls the cultural piece. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Return to Colombia difficult for family Aug 20, 2008
His parents still have not found jobs in the high-crime city of Cali, in the western part of the nation ... David had solid grades at Boston Latin Academy, but in Cali he missed three months of school trying to get into a bilingual school that could prepare him for an American college ... With his former assistant headmaster - Emilia Pastor, who is from Colombia - pushing from Boston and donations filtering in from Massachusetts, Colombia, and beyond, he was finally accepted to Ca averales... (Boston Globe)
Colombian Protesters March Against Guerilla Violence Aug 13, 2008
5 million people in the four biggest cities of Bogota, Medellin, Cali and Barranquilla, spokesman Alberto Cantillo said by telephone ... The legislators were kidnapped from the congressional building in Cali, Valle del Cauca province, in 2002 after being told by undercover rebels there was a bomb threat in the building. (Yahoo News -- Colombia)
A passion for Paso Fino horses Aug 12, 2008
Throughout his youth, Vasco commuted between the Colombian city of Cali and the countryside, where his family owned a ranch that bred Paso Finos. In 1988, when Vasco immigrated to Boston, he thought he had left the world of Paso Finos behind. (Boston Globe)
Amrica de Cali gole y avanz en Sudamericana Aug 8, 2008
com - Crnica: Amrica de Cali vs U.A. Maracaibo - Copa Sudamericana ... Crnica: Amrica de Cali vs U.A. Maracaibo - Copa Sudamericana ... Amrica de Cali 4 - 2 U.A. Maracaibo. (ESPN -- Deportes)
Colombian clubs linked to money laundering Jul 24, 2008
In the past, drug cartels have controlled some of the most successful teams, including America of Cali, Millionarios of Bogota and Atletico Nacional of Medellin. Copyright 2008. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
'Cartel of the Snitches' scores on Colombian TV Jul 16, 2008
"The Medellin cartel had the violence, and the Cali cartel corrupted a lot institutions, and what the Norte de Valle cartel did was to combine these two things and turn itself into an atomic bomb," Lopez said. But just as the cartel became cocaine world's undisputed leader, its top traffickers turned on each other and tried to negotiate deals with U.S. authorities, prompting a bloody internal war, Lopez said. (CNN -- World)
Colombian TV Show Exposes Drug Underworld Jul 16, 2008
Rodriguez Orejuela and his brother Miguel headed the notorious Cali drug cartel, which in the 1990s was the world's main supplier of cocaine ... "The Medellin cartel had the violence, and the Cali cartel corrupted a lot institutions, and what the Norte de Valle cartel did was to combine these two things and turn itself into an atomic bomb," Lopez said. (CBS News -- World)
Colombia hostage Betancourt freed Jul 3, 2008
"We are all free," read a huge sign posted on a building in Cali, 500 kilometers (310 miles) southeast of Bogota, while there were similar scenes in the northwestern city of Medellin. Betancourt was the most well-known of about 700 people believed to have been taken captive by the FARC, a four-decade-old insurgency which figures on US and European Union lists of terrorist organizations. (India Times, India)
Rebels desert as Colombia army advances Jul 2, 2008
One ofseven rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia who surrendered last month to the army, stands with his face covered at a military base in Cali, Colombia. . (MSNBC -- International)
Farc rebels release hostage video Jun 23, 2008
The video showed the politician, from the city of Cali, wearing a crucifix around his neck, telling his family not to worry, that he was still alive and determined to survive until he could come home again. He is the only survivor of the group of 12 politicians kidnapped from the Cali local assembly in broad daylight by the Farc in 2002. (BBC News -- Americas)
Colombian rebels release proof-of-life video of hostage lawmaker Jun 22, 2008
BOGOTA, Colombia Colombian rebels released a proof-of-life video Saturday of a 44-year-old regional lawmaker who was kidnapped six years ago in the western city of Cali. The video of Sigifredo Lopez was delivered to a commission that includes the Roman Catholic Church, Cali's mayor and the public ombudsman's office, according to Mr. Lopez's wife, Patricia Nieto. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Latin American countries call for end to child labor Jun 13, 2008
Obregon listed Monteria, Ibague, Bucaramanga and Cali as cities with a high rate of child labor, citing the National Department of Statistics. President of the United Center of Workers of Colombia Carlos Rodriguez said "this is proof of the poverty we have in the country, of their parents' precarious salaries that provoke many children to be obliged to work in the street and even sexually exploited.". (Hindu)
Continental Airlines Announces Flight Cuts Jun 13, 2008
Marketplace+++Extras++Site ToolsKPRC Local 2. E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. (Click2Houston, TX)
SWORDS' PLAY: This garage builds national weightlifting champs Jun 7, 2008
"This (weightlifting) attracts kids of that caliber and character," he said, also citing the obvious health benefits, confidence and self-esteem ... As coach of the U.S. Junior Team, Swords will take 15 of the best young male and female weightlifters to the Junior World Championships in Cali, Colombia. (The Citizen - online, TX)
Bitter battleColombian lessons for Mexico as it confronts deadly drug gangs May 29, 2008
" The Medellin cartel's leader, Pablo Escobar, was behind crimes ranging from the 1984 assassination of Colombia's minister of justice to later terrorist attacks on major cities. Colombian authorities managed to dismantle the Medellin cartel and its rival, the Cali cartel, by the mid-1990s. Can Mexico do likewise with its drug gangs? According to the US official: "The first lesson is - and (Mexican) President (Felipe) Calderon and his predecessor President (Vicente) Fox got it - that there's got... (BBC News -- Americas)
* Colombia opens probe into FARC connections May 24, 2008
Senator Cordoba told students in the western city of Cali on Thursday evening that the investigation amounted to an attack on reason. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Uribe Resists Rebel Demand to Pull Out of Strategic Locale in Hostage Deal May 20, 2008
That area, once infested with guerrillas, is a hub of mountain passes that lead to Bogota, Medellin and Ecuador and the lowlands extending to the edge of Cali, Colombia's third-biggest city, Herrera says ... The military says that if troops pulled out of the two towns, the guerrillas would dig in and fight for the area, which has an international airport, two hydro-electric plants and provides water to Cali, a city of 2 ... Even for the 45 days they ask for it would be impossible to manage,''... (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Colombia massacre troops jailed May 9, 2008
At Wednesday's hearing in Cali, some of the defendant's relatives broke into sobs when the sentences were read out, the Associated Press news agency reported. Carvajal's second-in-command, former Lt Harrison Castro, was sentenced to 52 years. (BBC News -- Americas)
Latin America Soccer Scores Apr 22, 2008
Bucaramanga 4, Deportivo Cali 1 ... Standings: Santa Fe 27; Medellin, La Equidad 25; Chico 23; Envigado 22; Cali 21; America 20; Pasto, Once Caldas, Bucaramanga 19; Quindio, Millonarios 18; Huila, Cucuta, Nacional 16; Atletico Junior 15; Pereira 14; Tolima 12 ... Next round: Tolima-Once Caldas, Quindio-Medellin, Deportivo Cali-Envigado, La Equidad-Bucaramanga, Millonarios-Santa Fe, Pereira-Huila, Cucuta-Chico, Atletico Junior-Pasto, Atletico Nacional-America. (International Herald Tribune)
U.S.-Colombia Deal Faces Labor Deceit Apr 8, 2008
Jairo Giraldo Rey's murder near Cali last November gave big labor a seemingly textbook case for why Congress should reject the Colombia free-trade pact, which President Bush sent to Congress Monday, forcing a vote on the contentious deal within 90 days. The 35-year-old union leader's death showed why "the AFL-CIO remains unalterably opposed to passage of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement," wrote AFL-CIO President John Sweeney in a Nov. 8 letter to House and Senate members. (Investors Business Daily)
Running with the Bulls: Elmhurst native begins pro career near home Mar 28, 2008
Mesa has been a trialist with the Red Bulls since late January, when he made the cut at a mini-camp and joined the senior team in Carson, Calif ... Mesa spent six months training with Deportivo Cali in Colombia, but when a contract never materialized, Mesa again returned to Queens and attended Briarcliff Community College for a semester. (Bayside Times, NY)
Police ponder jealous boyfriend as spark for Colombian brawl that injured 83 Mar 15, 2008
This is one of the theories, said Diego Cardona, secretary for sport for the city of Cali, where the brawl occurred ... While violence at sporting events is nothing new, Saturday's mayhem involving homemade explosives and knives had the unusual element of fans from the same team America de Cali brawling with each other, specifically within its Red Barons fan group ... The violence flared in the 65th minute of America's match against Deportivo de Cali. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Soccer brawl in Colombia injures 80, 10 seriousl00004000y Mar 10, 2008
BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhuanet) -- A brawl that broke out between soccer fans during a game held in the Colombian city of Cali wounded at least 80 people, with 10 seriously, according to media reports Monday. The clash between the supporters of Deportivo Cali and America de Cali erupted Saturday at the 82nd minute of the match, which was sparked by the referee Wilman Roldan's decision to not call a penalty kick against Deportivo Cali. (Xinhuanet, China)
Colombia Soccer Mayhem Mar 9, 2008
BOGOTA, Colombia A stadium brawl at a soccer rivalry game left about 80 people wounded in the Colombian city of Cali late Saturday, 18 of them with stab wounds, emergency officials said. Clashes broke out among America de Cali's "Red Baron" fan club in the 82nd minute of the match with Deportivo de Cali and spread onto the field and around the Pascual Guerrero stadium ... Eighteen people were stabbed during the melee, said Manuel Infante, spokesman for Cali's Emergency Prevention Committee. (Fox News)
Brawl in Colombia leaves at least 80 wounded Mar 9, 2008
A police officer sits on the field after a scuffle with fans during a Colombian soccer game between Deportivo Cali and America in Cali on Saturday ... The referee ended the game at the 82nd minute when Deportivo Cali was defeating it's tradition rival 1-0 ... BOGOTA, Colombia - A stadium brawl at a soccer rivalry game left about 80 people wounded in the Colombian city of Cali late Saturday, 18 of them with stab wounds, emergency officials said. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Brawl in Colombia leaves 80 hurt, 10 seriously Mar 9, 2008
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- A brawl between fans at a soccer game between two hometown rivals left at least 80 people wounded in the Colombian city of Cali late Saturday, 10 of them seriously, a Red Cross official said. Clashes broke out between backers of Deportivo Cali and America de Cali in the 82nd minute of the match and spread onto the field and around the Pascual Guerrero stadium ... The violence erupted after America protested referee Wilman Roldan's decision not to call a penalty kick... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Orlando-to-Colombia flight gets tentative approval Mar 7, 2008
The airline already has one nonstop flight to Bogota from George Bush Intercontinental Airport, and has flown nonstop to Cali, Colombia, since 2005. Continental also has a flight to Bogota from its hub in Newark, N.J.. (Orlando Business Journal)
Newsweek: Could there be war? Mar 5, 2008
Comment: Let me start by saying I was in Cali Colombia six months ago ... They work in small areas of a huge country and are hunted by the Colombian government with help from the USA. Cali and Colombia itself love America and they are a true democracy. (MSNBC -- International)
Tim VickeryINSIDE SOCCER Mar 5, 2008
Then comes Cali, where one of the city's big teams are about to make history. Deportivo Cali will soon open its own stadium -- incredibly enough, the first privately owned soccer ground in Colombia, where the stadiums are usually owned by the local authority ... I have been to Cali a few times in recent years, and from what I recall its public transportation is far from adequate. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Colombian soldiers guilty in drug slayings Feb 19, 2008
Feb. 12: An earthquake hits just south of Mexicali, Mexico, causing minimal damage ... CALI, Colombia - A cashiered army lieutenant colonel and 14 soldiers were convicted Monday of murdering 10 elite counternarcotics police agents in an ambush that showed how deeply drug corruption threatens Colombia's security forces ... While witnesses linked Carvajal to Wilson Figueroa, a drug trafficker captured last year in Cali, those ties were not explained. (MSNBC -- International)
Millions march against Colombia rebels Feb 5, 2008
Hundreds of people held a banner reading "No More FARC. No More Deaths. No More Lies. No More Kidnappings. I Am Colombia" in Cali, Colombia, yesterday. (carlos julio martinez/afp/getty images) |Print| Text size + By Toby Muse Associated Press / February 5, 2008. (Boston Globe)
In picturesWorldwide protests against Colombia's Farc rebels Feb 5, 2008
Cali is probably best known outside Colombia for lending its name to a drugs cartel. But here too people were ready to protest against the Farc. (BBC News -- Americas)
Colombians in huge Farc protest Feb 5, 2008
Colombians in Cali demonstrate against the Farc. Hundreds of thousands of Colombians have poured onto the streets of Bogota to protest against Marxist Farc rebels. (BBC News -- Technology)
* Colombian cocaine cartel chief found dead in Venezuela Feb 3, 2008
Varela, a former policeman aged in his 50s, launched his cocaine operations in the 1980s as a member of a group of hit men working for the Cali drug cartel. The Norte Valle Cartel grew strong after the dismantling of the Cali and Medellin cartels in the mid-1990s left a power vacuum. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Colombian 'drug lord' found dead Feb 2, 2008
The Norte del Valle gang, based near the western Colombian city of Cali, is the only Colombian cartel that still controls all areas of the business from cultivation of coca plants to production of cocaine and its exportation. A number of smaller drug gangs have taken the place of the once mighty cartels. (Aljazeera.Net)
Colombian Drug Lord Slain Feb 2, 2008
Varela's war with his rival within the Norte del Valle cartel, Diego Montoya, plagued the city of Cali and much of southwestern Colombia, killing more than 1,000 people in several years. Varela was indicted in U.S. federal courts on drug trafficking charges in 2004, and the U.S. State Department offered a reward of up to $5 million for his capture. (Newsmax)
TCU Men's Basketball Report - January 23, 2008 Jan 24, 2008
(Cali, Colombia / Liceo Colombia Libra / Colby Community College) In his first season with the Horned Frogs, has appeared in 16 games - earning a spot in the starting lineup on three occasions. ranked 15th in the Mountain West Conference in rebounds per game (5. (Gofrogs.com)
Two Westfield girls attend Olympic Training Center Jan 8, 2008
She hopes to make the team which will compete at the World Junior Weightlifting Championships in Cali, Colombia, this coming June. Only seven lifters total aged 20 and under from the US from the seven weight classes will qualify to compete and represent the US.. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Frogs fall in San Diego Jan 5, 2008
The Cali, Colombia product provided an immediate spark, winning the 500-free event in a time of 5:10. 75. (Gofrogs.com)
The Changing Face Of Microfinance Funding Dec 27, 2007
IFC, for example, broke new ground in 2006 with its first local currency loan to Fundacion WWB Colombia in Cali, Colombia. Thus a heated and healthy debate has emerged over whether these public-sector investments are now "crowding out" the private-investment funds by flocking to the same successful institutions. (Forbes)
Ecuador's president proposes pardons for low-level drug couriers Dec 23, 2007
The current law "treats as the same the boss of the Cali cartel and a poor unemployed single mother who dared to carry 300 grams of drugs," Correa said, referring to an amount equal to about 10 ounces. "It's a barbarity.". (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Colombian Guerrillas Offer to Release Three Hostages to Venezuela's Chavez Dec 19, 2007
The two municipalities are about 30 kilometers away from Cali, the nation's third-largest city. Chavez, who is trying to implement ``21st-century socialism'' in Venezuela, was able to communicate through letters with Manuel Marulanda, a leader of the FARC group. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Burger King to open in Colombia Dec 17, 2007
said it has agreed to allow franchise group Kinco S.A. to develop restaurants in the Colombian cities of Medellin and Cali ... More openings are scheduled for Medellin and Cali in the next two years. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Taekwondo siblings getting their kicks on road to Beijing Dec 6, 2007
The next crucial step for Mark, 25, and Diana, 23, comes this weekend at the Pan American qualifier in Cali, Colombia. Each of the younger Lopezes must finish in the top three to qualify their weight classes for the Olympics. (USA Today -- Sports)
Profile: Ingrid Betancourt Dec 1, 2007
5m - half its budget - by major cocaine traffickers from Colombia's third city, Cali ... Betancourt, meanwhile, was elected on to a national security commission to investigate the Cali cartel's cooperation with state forces in the hunt for and shooting of Escobar in 1993 ... It was in this role that she came face to face with the "board of directors" of the Cali cartel - an encounter that, to this day, her opponents still cite as evidence that Betancourt is not as squeaky clean as she claims. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Colombia puts stop to Chavez's efforts on prisoner swap Nov 23, 2007
The government's position had only hardened since the killings in June of 11 state deputies in FARC custody who had been taken hostage in Cali in 2002. Rebels said they were killed in an unexplained "military confrontation," while Uribe said the FARC assassinated them. (Houston Chronicle)
Submersible vessels are used in drug trafficking Nov 23, 2007
CALI, Colombia - It was on a routine patrol that the Colombian Coast Guard stumbled upon an eerie outpost amid the mangroves: a mini-shipyard where suspected drug traffickers were building submarines. Perched on a makeshift wooden dry dock in late October were two 55-foot-long fiberglass vessels, one ready for launch, the other about 70 percent complete. (AZCentral -- News)
The Most Elite Club in the World Nov 21, 2007
Two years later, the young foundation Garc;s started with her siblings launched five centers in the slums of Cali, the country's third-largest city, and three in rural Colombia. The centers provide job training and services to displaced people, including urban youth and former members of street gangs. (BusinessWeek)
Daniel Valderrama Nov 20, 2007
He was born in Cali, Colombia the son of Querubin Valderrama and Lyda G. Rodriguez de Valderrama. He leaves two loving brothers, Joaquin and Orlando Valderrama and six loving sisters, Lyda, Ruth, Liliana, Patricia, Carmenza, and Elena Valderrama. (Pawtucket Times, RI)
Cali, Colombia's Salsa Capital Nov 12, 2007
Cali, geographically important as the industrial powerhouse in Colombia s southwest state of Valle del Cauca, is an attractive prospect for any potential visitor planning on visiting the pacific coast or making journey to or from Ecuador overland. Cali is gradually realising its potential as a tourist destination not least in the cultural attractions and nightlife within the city but the variety of options that make for pleasant day trips ... Founded in 1536 by Sebastian de Belalcazar who also... (Suite101.com)
The Butler Did It: U.S. moves in right direction Nov 2, 2007
Despite his background, including an 18-year playing career that saw stints in Colombia, Argentina and Costa Rica, highlighted by eight years with Colombia's America de Cali, Cabrera isn't just looking to add some Latin flair on the U-17 team. "For me, as a coach, I'm looking for good players, great players and players that satisfy what I want on the field," Cabrera said. (Bayside Times, NY)
Colombian Protesters March Against Guerilla Violence Nov 2, 2007
5 million people in the four biggest cities of Bogota, Medellin, Cali and Barranquilla, spokesman Alberto Cantillo said by telephone ... The legislators were kidnapped from the congressional building in Cali, Valle del Cauca province, in 2002 after being told by undercover rebels there was a bomb threat in the building. (Yahoo News -- Colombia)
Valderrama ejected for teasing ref with cash Nov 2, 2007
The bushy-haired Valderrama lost his temper after referee Oscar Julian Ruiz called a penalty against Junior in the final minutes of the first half, in which Junior was leading America of Cali 1-0. After Jorge Rojas converted the kick for America, Valderrama rushed from the sideline and began shouting obscenities at Ruiz, eventually pulling from his pocket a 50,000 peso ($25) bill he used to taunt the referee for allegedly taking bribes from the visiting squad. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Want a bargain nip-tuck? Visit South America Oct 31, 2007
In Colombia, 40 new clinics have opened up to serve tens of thousands of foreigners a year, many of them in Cali, a city where drug gangsters notoriously seek girlfriends who have had plastic surgery. "They find the best specialists in Cali, the latest scientific advances in plastic surgery and highly competitive prices. So we receive more than 100,000 patients per year," said Gladis Barona, director of the National Commerce Federation. (MSNBC -- International)
Competitive Technologies Prevails Against Marcovitch et al On Request for Assets Freeze Oct 27, 2007
The complaint shows that the Breen findings included the fact that Dr. Raul Aragon Davalos had actually been killed in a drive-by shooting in Cali, Colombia on February 28, 2007. As cited in the complaint, this significant fact was not disclosed to CTT by Mr. Marcovitch or Agrofrut prior to or during the March 28, 2007 Board meeting held to evaluate the Agrofrut transaction, at which Mr. Marcovitch was in attendance. (Primezone Releases)
Relea: Pablo Escobar Oct 17, 2007
I met the attach of the Department of Justice, Jerry MacMillan, to whom I offered my cooperation in the trial of the Rodrguez Orejuela brothers (Gilberto the chess player and Miguel of the Cali Cartel) which was going to start six weeks later in the United States. The officials eyes widened like saucers when he heard I was Escobars lover. (Zmag.org)
Home in a strange land Oct 15, 2007
David Arias (left) and his younger brother Daniel got a look at their new neighborhood in Cali, Colombia, after their move from East Boston ... CALI, Colombia - In the searing light of his first day in Colombia, David Arias stepped out of his family's apartment in flip-flops and shorts to confront the life he had been dreading ... David had arrived in Cali the previous night on a flight from Boston, and it was as if he had landed on another planet. (Boston Globe)
