Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 15, 2013 | Economy
The Colombian government’s projection for economic growth in 2013, set at 4.8%, is “mediocre” and too optimistic, said a Colombian development-oriented think tank Friday. According to economic think tank...
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The Colombian government has agreed to suspend all military activity in an area in the north of Colombia to allow the release of three foreign and two Colombian hostages, held by rebel group ELN, W Radio reported Friday. The...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 15, 2013 | News
The Colombian government on Friday ordered the military to extend the suspension of activity in an area in the southwest of the country. The extension was necessary after a failed attempt to release the first two of three FARC...
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The release of two policemen and a soldier who were supposed to be released by the FARC respectively earlier in the day and Saturday after journalists has been suspended indefinitely after reporters impeded a humanitarian...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 14, 2013 | News
The total number of homicides in Medellin went down 24.4% in 2012, even though the number of murders crept up 57% during the year, from a January low, according to official statistics. According to numbers by the local...
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