Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 30, 2012 | News
Bogota authorities said Thursday they have found the body of Venezuelan actor Jose Montilla in a hotel room in Colombian capital. The actor allegedly died of an overdose. The 38-year-old Venezuelan was in Colombia to perform as...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 30, 2012 | Economy
An explosives attack damaged the railroad connecting the northern Colombian coalmine of multinational Cerrejon to the Caribbean coast Thursday. Authorities have blamed the FARC for the attack. A wagon and the rails of the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 30, 2012 | Tourism
Colombia’s trade minister signed an agreement with other member states of the Pacific Alliance Wednesday to promote tourism between the members states of the Latin American trade bloc. The trade and tourism ministers of...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 30, 2012 | From the editor
Any peace talks between the government and rebel group FARC must involve civilians since neither government nor FARC can count on much credibility among the Colombian people. The fact that virtually nobody has confidence in the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 29, 2012 | Economy
A strike at Glencore’s Colombian coal mine La Jagua continued on Tuesday after a regional court issued a resolution declaring the walkout legal. The strike to demand higher wages and better working conditions started on...
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