Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 10, 2012 | Economy
Representatives of Colombian businesses rang the bell at the start of trading of the New York Stock Exchange Monday. The ceremonial opening of trading was also the beginning of Colombia Day, an event organized to promote...
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Fresh from Friday’s 4-0 blitz over Uruguay, Colombia face Chile Tuesday with confidence in the “Los Cafeteros” camp riding high. Colombia recorded their first home win of the World Cup qualifying campaign last week...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 10, 2012 | News
A Medellin NGO said Sunday that records of an investigation of the extradited former security chief of former President Alvaro Uribe has been stolen. Human rights NGO Instituto Popular de Capacitacion (IPC), which has been...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 10, 2012 | News
Colombia’s ombudsman on Sunday rang the alarm about an alleged increase in recruitment of child soldiers by guerrilla group FARC in the east of the country. According to Ombudsman Jorge Otalora, guerrillas of the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 10, 2012 | News
U.S. weapons that were exported to Mexico as part of the controversial “Fast and Furious” program ended up in the hands of Colombia crime syndicate Oficina de Envigado, reported newspaper El Tiempo Monday. According...
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