Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 26, 2013 | War and peace
Venezuela’s acting President Nicolas Maduro said Monday he will do everything “and more” to guarantee success for peace talks held between rebel group FARC and the Colombian government. While attending a rally...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 26, 2013 | News
A former chief of security of former President Alvaro Uribe publicly denies having ties to a senior Colombian drug trafficker. Police General Flavio Buitrago, who was called to explain an audio recording of himself with former...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 24, 2013 | News
Colombia’s police said Saturday they have called a former security chief for former President Alvaro Uribe for questioning over his suspected ties to drug traffickers. The police general is the second of Uribe’s...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 24, 2013 | News
A mid-level commander of the FARC, allegedly involved in the 2002 mortar attack on the inauguration ceremony of former President Alvaro Uribe, has been arrested in central Colombia, said authorities Saturday. Jaime Aguilar,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 24, 2013 | Economy
Colombia’s central bank cut its benchmark lending rate by a larger-than-expected half a percentage point on Friday, its fifth straight reduction, taking advantage of benign inflation to stimulate the sluggish economy. The...
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