Fundacion, Colombia News

Panama Ready for International. AfroFestival 2012 Panama s Atlapa Conventions Center is ready to host from May 16-19 AfroFestival 2012, an international cultural event with guests from 15 countries who are to become acquainted with the African descendants fashion in arts, music, gourmet and clothing design in Panama.

Popular Puerto Rican salsa singer Andy Montanez was injured Monday in an accident in Colombia after giving a concert in the city of Valledupar, one of his representatives reported.

Colombia's housing, cities and land ministry has authorized over 25bn pesos to expand potable water service in the city of Fundacion in Magdalena department, the deputy minister of water and basic sanitation, Ivan Mustafa, announced.

A former militiaman was sentenced to 24 years in prison for his role in the murder of journalist Alvaro Alonso Escobar, who was gunned down a decade ago in a coastal town in northern Colombia, authorities said Monday.