Colombian trade unions have been understandably disappointed at the minimum wage the government had set up for nearly four million Colombians whose subsistence depends on such figure. During the negotiations…
I was flipping channels while watching TV, when, quite suddenly, I had to stop. In front of my eyes, there was a video collage about Colombia in American television. It…
The president of the Colombia’s National Federation of Coffee Growers, Gabriel Silva, and the agriculture minister, Andrés Felipe Arias, have confirmed that the Federation will purchase between 6 and 7…
As a new year rises on the horizon, many of us feel compelled to reflect upon the year that comes to an end, and create a list of wishes and…
A short article in El Espectador recently quoted different Government ministers who outlined their plans for this end of year festive season. Naturally, they were very enthusiastic to visit their…
The past week has been filled with news regarding the possibility of President Uribe running for another term, whether in 2010 or 2014. It is time that Uribe informs Colombians…
The world economy has been driven to an unprecedented crisis never experienced by most living people today. Mainly due to the carte blanche given to Wall Street thousands-of-dollars-suit thieves. These…
Last week Bogotá celebrated the 60 years of the Declaration of Human Rights with an event at the Renacimiento park. The event featured Bogotá’s increasingly unpopular mayor Samuel Moreno, as…
Every day Colombia is woken up from its sleep and its daydreaming by news of atrocities perpetrated by every imaginable as well as unexpected person/group/faction. Be it the army with…