Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 2, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s government submitted on Tuesday a tax reform proposal that through the introduction of a progressive income tax, a reorganization on labor tax and a simplification of value added tax (VAT), seeks the creation of...
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Attacks reportedly carried out by Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC have dropped 70% in September compared to the month before, according to Colombia Reports’ conflict monitor. The steep drop in attacks followed...
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday announced doctors have established he has prostate cancer and will be operated this week. In a televised speech, the president said “it’s a small tumor located in the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 1, 2012 | News
Venezuelan presidential candidate Henrique Capriles on Monday said President Hugo Chavez, who is running for reelection on Sunday, is “an accomplice of the Colombian guerrillas.” In a press conference in the...
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Medellin police on Sunday found the dismembered bodies of two boys in three plastic bags in the east of the city, further exposing the ongoing terror imposed on the locals and the apparent inability of local law enforcement to...
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