Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 5, 2012 | News
Colombia police said Thursday they have arrested 20 members of neo-paramilitary group “Los Urabeños” as the north of the country is paralyzed because residents are too afraid to break an “armed strike”...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 5, 2012 | News
Medellin’s newly installed mayor, with the support of the local army brigade, imposed a year-long ban on the carrying of weapons Thursday. The ban is officially imposed by the army, but was requested by Mayor Anibal...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 5, 2012 | News
Two soldiers and three suspected kidnappers have died in an apparent kidnapping attempt in the southwest of Colombia, local authorities said Thursday. The incident took place in the village of Catambuco, Nariño, where early...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 5, 2012 | News
The mayor of a central Colombian town was sworn in while behind bars, bringing the total of newly inaugurated mayors in jail to three. Henry Amando Suarez from the small town of Santana, Boyaca, was sworn in despite his...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 5, 2012 | Economy
Consumer prices in Colombia may have risen last month at their fastest clip since February due to heavy rains that pushed up food prices and transportation costs that rose on stronger demand during the holidays. Despite the...
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