Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 29, 2012 | News
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos said Thursday his country refuses to abide by a ruling by the International Court of Justice granting 30,000 square miles of maritime territory to Nicaragua “until the rights of all...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 29, 2012 | Economy
Canadian oil company Pacific Rubiales is threatening to fire Colombian workers who join labor unions, a local NGO said Wednesday. In an interview with radio station W, a spokesman of the NGO Proyecto Gramalote said the Canadians...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 29, 2012 | War and peace
Colombia’s National University announced Wednesday it will host a public forum on agricultural reform that seeks citizen participation in peace talks between the government and rebel group FARC. The forum will be held in...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 29, 2012 | News
The approval rating of Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos has dropped to a record low days after the International Court of Justice ruled Colombia has to surrender 30,000 square miles of its Caribbean territory to Nicaragua,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 29, 2012 | Culture
Colombian media on Thursday hailed pop diva Madonna’s first ever show in the South American country as “historic” and “unprecedented.” The two-hour concert that was attended by approximately 47,000...
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