Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 17, 2012 | News
Former paramilitary leaders said Monday they have been threatened to prevent them from incriminating emerald magnate Victor Carranza over the businessman’s alleged paramilitary activity. According to Colombian media,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 16, 2012 | Economy
Colombian stocks fell Monday on concerns the local economy could be hurt by financial problems in Europe after ratings company Standard & Poor’s downgraded nine European nations. The Colcap index, which encompasses...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 16, 2012 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Monday the country’s largest rebel group was increasingly selling its cattle to finance South America’s longest-running insurgency as income from trafficking cocaine...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 16, 2012 | Lite
Colombia’s Sofia Vergara failed to win a Golden Globe award Sunday for her performance in the sitcom “Modern Family” but did draw all the attention after revealing she was going commando. While the award for...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 16, 2012 | News
“Megateo,” the leader of small guerrilla group EPL, is collaborating with the FARC in the northern Colombian drug trade that is financing both rebel groups, the country’s defense minister said Sunday....
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