Oct urban unemployment at 11.1% vs 12.4% year ago
Colombia’s urban unemployment rate, considered the main gauge to measure joblessness in the country, declined in October, a sign that the faster economic growth seen so far this year could…
Colombia’s urban unemployment rate, considered the main gauge to measure joblessness in the country, declined in October, a sign that the faster economic growth seen so far this year could…
Since 1983 over 67,000 Colombians have been diagnosed with AIDS, the country reported on World AIDS Day. In 2009, 4,960 new HIV cases and 1,281 people with AIDS were registered…
Rebels from Colombian guerrilla groups the FARC and ELN “enjoy periods of rest and recuperation” in Cuba, according to a diplomatic cable sent by the United States Interest Section in Havana…
Coffee growers in Colombia, the world’s second-largest producer of arabica beans, said above- average rainfall may damage next year’s crop. Output will depend on the timing and amount of rainfall,…
Seismological authorities in the south-west of Colombia are on alert after an earthquake of 4.1 on the Richter scale occurred little more than a mile from the Galeras volcano’s main…
A Colombian drug trafficker who prosecutors say tried to buy a DC-8 jetliner and other large aircraft to smuggle cocaine was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Tuesday by…
FARC rebels detonated a minivan, likely killing the civilian driver and injuring at least eight policemen in a village in central Colombia, authorities said on Tuesday. According to Defense Minister…
Colombian stocks climbed Tuesday, fueled by the first gains in four days for state-run oil firm Ecopetrol SA, while the peso weakened against the dollar. The IGBC stock index, the…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos will embark on a three-nation tour this Friday, with stops in Argentina, the U.S. and Mexico, reports EFE. The first stop will be Mar del…