Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 10, 2011 | Economy
Carlos Slim, the world’s richest man according to Forbes, said Wednesday he wants to boost his investments in Colombia’s oil industry. According to Slim, his increase in investment is due to the Colombian...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 10, 2011 | Culture
Colombian band ChocQuibTown on Wednesday traveled to Los Angeles where they hope to receive a Grammy award at the ceremony on Sunday. The band from the western city of Quibdo were nominated in the Best Latin Rock, Alternative or...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 10, 2011 | News
The Colombian government will not negotiate with neo-paramilitary or drug gangs about the surrender of these groups, Interior Minister German Vargas Lleras said Thursday. In an interview with W Radio, the minister said that...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 10, 2011 | News
Following the release of the first of five FARC hostages, former Senator Piedad Cordoba, Red Cross delegates and a government representative began preparing for the release of two more hostages on Friday. According to Red Cross...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 10, 2011 | News
Eight people were killed and one was injured in two separate shooting incidents in Medellin and the close-by town of El Peñol Wednesday evening. The Medellin shooting took place in a slum in the east of the city, close to the...
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