Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 8, 2010 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos can count of the approval of 90% of the country’s population, according to a poll held for newscast CM&. The most recent approval rating is a record for Santos, who won the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 8, 2010 | News
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos declared a state of emergency to cope with the catastrophe caused by this year’s rainy season, which has killed more than 200, uprooted thousands of families, and affected more...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 7, 2010 | News
Colombia has asked the U.S. Department of State to grant sovereign immunity to former President Alvaro Uribe, who was recently subpoenaed in a civil case against coal giant Drummond. The request was made on November 12, a week...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 7, 2010 | Economy
Colombia’s Santo Domingo Group will form part of an international consortium to buy a $1.8 billion stake in Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual, the Wall Street Journal reports. The buyers include the sovereign wealth...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 7, 2010 | News
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos visits Bello, north of Medellin, to inspect efforts to rescue an estimated 94 residents who are thought to have been buried under 50,000 cubic meters of earth. The bodies of 30...
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