Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 4, 2012 | News
A family of four has been assassinated in central Colombia, allegedly over a business dispute, local authorities said Thursday. The massacre took place in a rural area Abejorral, a municipality in the south of the Antioquia...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 4, 2012 | War and peace
Representatives of Colombia’s government and largest rebel group FARC will officially launch the peace talks in the Norwegian capital of Oslo on October 17, a Norwegian government spokeswoman says. Foreign Ministry...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 4, 2012 | News
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos resumed work from the hospital where he was operated Wednesday to remove a tumor from his prostate. According to a press release on the president’s website, Santos went back to work...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 3, 2012 | Guests
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos joined his counterparts from Mexico and Guatemala this week in issuing a joint statement to United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki Moon calling for a global debate on the efficacy of the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 3, 2012 | From the editor
The impact on Colombia of upcoming presidential elections in Venezuela is going to be small as key issues are likely to continue to improve no matter who wins. The election outcome Sunday could mean a massive change for...
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