Posted 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...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 19, 2013 | From the editor
Colombia Reports will hold its first ever readers meeting Wednesday. The purpose of this meeting is to come to reader-endorsed changes in this website’s editorial policy. Colombia Reports readers meeting Wednesday, March...
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