Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 10, 2011 | News
24 people who reportedly had been kidnapped Friday in the Pacific waters just off the southwest-Colombian coast have been released, authorities said Saturday. The release of the local farmers and fishermen was announced by Fabio...
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The FARC have been recruiting minors in 178 of Colombia’s 1,200 municipalities, says the country’s highest police commander. According to General Oscar Naranjo, director of the National Police, the guerrilla group...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 10, 2011 | News
Venezuela is protesting a U.S. government decision to blacklist four allies of President Hugo Chavez for allegedly aiding Colombian FARC rebels. The state-run AVN news agency says the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry made a formal...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 10, 2011 | Economy
Almacenes Exito, Colombia’s largest retailer, is pushing ahead with a $1.4 billion share offering, with the company expected to sell the full amount despite ongoing turbulence in the markets. The company is moving forward...
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A Colombian court ordered the State to pay $2 million to relatives of 27 victims of a 2001 paramilitary massacre in the north of Colombia. According to the Administrative Tribunal of the Sucre department, the state is culpable...
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