Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 9, 2013 | News
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, plans to release a Canadian miner the rebels had kidnapped in January, said one of the members who took part in the release operation of two German hostages held by the same...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 9, 2013 | Economy
Colombia’s national government has vowed to increase aid to the country’s troubled coffee sector with $443 million, said the country’s finance minister Friday. According to Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 8, 2013 | News
The Colombian army is forcibly recruiting young men during raids in Medellin, ignoring the country’s Constitutional Court which has deemed the controversial practice illegal. The forced drafting of Colombians who are...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 7, 2013 | News
The release of two German tourists who had been kidnapped by rebel group ELN has been suspended after the guerrillas and hostages failed to arrive at the agreed point of surrender, the Red Cross said Thursday. The international...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 7, 2013 | Economy
Fitch ratings agency revised Colombia’s outlook to positive on Wednesday, citing the country’s increased resilience to external shocks and favorable debt dynamics, in a move that could pave the way for an upgrade in...
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