Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 7, 2011 | News
Two U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday requested the White House to scrutinize U.S. assistance to Colombia’s intelligence agency DAS after media reports that American money and training was used by the DAS for the illegal spying...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 7, 2011 | zSports
Strikers Teofilo Gutierrez and Jackson Martinez helped Colombia beat Jamaica 2-0 in a friendly in Fort Lauderdale’s Lockhart Stadium Tuesday. Colombia’s offense was not able to strike against the Reggae Boyz until 10...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 7, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced Tuesday that the country’s entire military command has been replaced amid growing concerns about increased violence by illegal armed groups. Earlier in the day, Santos...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 6, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s exports rose 55% in July versus the same month a year earlier, pushed up by the sale of oil and crude products, the government’s statistics agency said on Tuesday. One of several emerging-market countries...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 6, 2011 | News
Police in the north of Colombia arrested 19 accused of illegal gold mining on Tuesday. According to a press release issued by the National Police, the authorities located ten different sites in the northern Magdalena department...
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