Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 24, 2012 | News
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC has carried out a total of 2,148 attacks in 2011; the highest number in 15 years, a Colombian think tank said Monday. According to Leon Valencia, director of the leftist think tank...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 24, 2012 | News
The investigation into Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe’s alleged role in the illegal wiretapping of government opponents is being stalled and may be assumed by the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 24, 2012 | News
Colombia’s benchmark blue-chip index climbed modestly Monday, spurred by gains in heavily-weighed oil shares, while the peso extended its gains against the dollar. The Colcap index, considered as the main measurement for...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 23, 2012 | Economy
Colombian bank Banco Popular is preparing a 250-billion-peso ($137 million) local bond sale Wednesday, said Alianza Valores, a Bogota brokerage firm arranging the sale. Banco Popular, which is backed by conglomerate Grupo Aval...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 23, 2012 | Culture
Entertainment conglomerate Disney is set to produce a Colombian remake of ABC television drama “Brothers and Sisters,” entertainment paper Variety reported Monday. According to the entertainment paper, Disney will...
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