Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 24, 2012 | News
The extradited leader of the now-defunct AUC, insisted Thursday that the paramilitary organization supported the 2002 election campaign of former President Alvaro Uribe in coordination with the politician’s campaign team....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 23, 2012 | Economy
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday accepted the resignation of Finance Minister Juan Carlos Echeverry, who will be replaced by current Mining Minister Mauricio Cardenas. Echeverry’s resignation came as a...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 23, 2012 | News
The resignation of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos’ entire cabinet has nothing to do with the president’s alleged ambition to run for a second term in 2014 or his low approval ratings, said the resigned...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 23, 2012 | Disinformation
Colombian ex-president Alvaro Uribe on Thursday proposed to build a prison wherein he and his (former) allies can await a multitude of trials or carry out prison sentences. In a statement on Twitter, the former head of state...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 23, 2012 | Lite
The daughter of the president of Colombia’s Conservative Party was elected Queen of the Barranquilla carnival Thursday amid accusations of nepotism. The queen of the upcoming carnival, Daniela Cepeda, is the daughter of...
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