Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 9, 2012 | Economy
Colombia may see as much as $16 billion in foreign direct investment this year, up from nearly $15 billion last year, Trade Minister Sergio Diaz-Granados said on Thursday. Latin America’s No. 4 oil producer has seen a boom...
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Colombian animal rights activists got naked Thursday in an anti-bullfighting protest on Bogota’s central Bolivar square. The dozens of protesters, with their bodies painted red and brown, formed the shape of a bleeding...
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A Colombian judge warranted the arrest of the country’s former peace commissioner Thursday after judicial authorities found out the Uribe associate had left the country despite a pending investigation into his alleged role...
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Venezuela on Thursday extradited Colombian paramilitary warlord “Martin Llanos” and his brother “Caballo” following their arrest earlier this week. The two former members of paramilitary organization AUC...
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Colombia’s catholic church on Thursday objected to a sexual education campaign in Bogota schools promoting tolerance towards homosexuality, claiming campaigns like this may promote homosexual behavior among children....
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