Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 2, 2012 | News
Mayor Gustavo Petro on Monday announced that half of the new Bogota district government will consist of women. Of the 14 appointed executive officials, seven are men and seven are women. Bogota Capital District government Chief...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 2, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s state-run power generator Isagen SA ESP has received the go-ahead to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange and will start trading Tuesday, a company official said. The Medellin-based firm said in a...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 2, 2012 | News
Panama will decide this month whether it will extradite Colombia’ former intelligence chief who is wanted in her home country over her alleged role in the illegal wiretapping of opponents of former President Alvaro Uribe....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 2, 2012 | News
A grenade attack in the southwest of Colombia has left at least ten people injured, local authorities said Monday. According to the authorities, an unknown man threw the fragmentation grenade inside a public establishment on the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 2, 2012 | Caribbean
Following a month of Christmas celebrations, Colombia’s Caribbean departments have entered months of local festivals, some accompanied by controversial “Corralejas” or participatory bull fights. This...
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