Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 15, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s central bank may step up dollar purchases to curb the appreciation of the country’s currency and create a “much higher” level of foreign reserves, President Juan Manuel Santos said Saturday. In...
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Colombia condemns and rejects an attack of Syrian armed forces on a farming community that allegedly killed 150, the foreign minister said Saturday. According to a press release on the Foreign Ministry’s website,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 15, 2012 | Culture
A singer of the popular caribbean Champeta genre died Sunday, weeks after being the victim of an assassination attempt in the north of Colombia. The 30-year old John Hairo Sayas, who performed under the make of “El...
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The Colombian Air Force (FAC) aircraft that crashed in FARC-controlled territory was not shot down as claimed by the guerrillas, the air force said Saturday after having inspected the plane. According to the FAC, “the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 14, 2012 | News
Colombia’s anti-narcotics police said Saturday Medellin-based crime syndicate “Oficina de Envigado” assassinated two policemen in that city. The two policemen were shot Thursday in broad daylight in front of...
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