Ecopetrol will invest $17.5 bln
Juan Fernando Garzon, Ecopetrol’s chief of investment projects, said the company will invest $3.76 billion this year alone.In September the company sold 10.1 percent of itself in a first-round privatization.…
Kouchner announces release of four hostages
The french foreign minister made the announcement after meeting with Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez wednesday evening.Koucher will meet Colombian president Álvaro Uribe thursday. Prior to his appointment with Chavez, the…
Colombia wants deal with imprisoned guerrillas
Guerrillas who are in prison could see their sentence reduced, for example, from 40 years to 8 years, according to the Justice and Peace law that currently only applies for…
Iván Córdoba may be out for this season
Córdoba was stretchered off the pitch and replaced by Nicolas Burdisso. It immediately became clear that the injury was nothing trivial.The Colombian underwent medical tests today at the San Matteo…
Police dismissed after involvement in pyramid schemes
The Justice department has notified all presincts that any involvement by the police in the pyramid schemes is strictly forbidden.At least thousands of Colombians have lost money, some all they…
Food prices to rise further
The inflation is a consequence of a reduced foodsupply to the country and the high international prices of agricultural products which the country imports, not only for consumption but also…
French foreign minister to meet Chávez and Uribe
Kourchner will add extra French political weight to the efforts to free hostages currently held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).In anticipation of the visit of Kouchner, the…
Colombian authorities say they dismantled FARC’s main logistics network
More than 160 people, the majority of them now under arrest, are suspected to be part of the network. Colombian authorities say they will extradite 12 of the arrested to…