Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 12, 2010 | From the editor
Colombian journalist Jorge Enrique Botero denies being a mouthpiece for Colombia’s largest guerrilla group the FARC after releasing material of his stay in a guerrilla camp. This is false, but irrelevant. With this...
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Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos and prominent members of his Partido de la U on Thursday denied rumors that the party is divided over supporting the government’s proposals. The president met with congressmen...
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Colombia has used airplanes to fumigate coca crops near the Ecuadorean border despite promising its neighbor not to, indigenous organizations claim. Ecuador is investigating the accusation, while the Colombian government denies....
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Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office on Thursday opened an investigation against Bogota Mayor Samuel Moreno following a scandal about the allegedly fraudulent granting of public works contracts. IG Alejandro Ordoñez...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 11, 2010 | Economy
Colombia’s peso bonds fell, pushing yields up the most since May, as concern some European governments may struggle to pay their debts led investors to seek refuge in the U.S. dollar. The yield on the nation’s benchmark 11...
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