Cordoba: I am being prosecuted for crimes of opinion
Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba said Thursday that she is being prosecuted for a “crime of opinion,” referring to charges placed against her by the inspector general of collaborating with the…
Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba said Thursday that she is being prosecuted for a “crime of opinion,” referring to charges placed against her by the inspector general of collaborating with the…
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates assured Colombia on Thursday that the U.S will continue to provide the country with aid, regardless of who wins the Andean nation’s presidential elections in…
The Colombian peso is at its lowest point since mid-February, amid growing speculation that the central bank will boost its daily dollar purchases in order to aid fledgling export markets. The…
Alejandro Char, mayor of the Colombian coastal city Barranquilla, dismissed rumors that the Colombian Olimpica supermarket chain was in negotiations with U.S. retail giant Walmart. Contradicting earlier reports, Char issued a statement…
The Colombian Foreign Ministry ordered its embassy and consulate workers in Venezuela not to participate in celebrations of the socialist country’s bicentennial anniversary of its independence, Caracol Radio reported Wednesday. In an…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said Wednesday that the delay in electing a new prosecutor general threatens the country’s democratic institutions and the rule of law. “Today the court has not…
Felipe Muñoz, director of Colombia’s scandal-ridden security agency DAS, suggested Wednesday that the U.S. will fund a new Colombian civilian intelligence agency, after Washington cut off financing for DAS. The U.S.…
Colombian coffee production dropped 28.5% in the first quarter of 2010 compared with the same period in the previous year, according to the National Federation of Coffee Growers (Fedaracafe). In…
Colombian exports to China were up 490% in the first two months of 2010 compared with the same period of the previous year, according to a report released Monday by…