Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 11, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Liberal Party on Sunday elected Simon Gavira, the son of former President Cesar Gaviria, leader of the political collective. Gaviria is currently chairman of the House of Respresentatives and will lead the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 11, 2011 | News
Colombia Reports on Sunday nominated nine national personalities and groups to become the 2011 Colombian of the Year. The candidates were nominated because they dominated this year’s news one way or the other. Readers of...
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Colombia police authorities said Saturday they have found FARC manuals on how to handle hostages and carry out attacks on infrastructure. The manuals contain instructions on how to deal with hostages and handle explosives. They...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 10, 2011 | News
Bogota authorities were able to lower the water level in the flooded southwest of Colombia’s capital by pumping water into lesser populated fields. According to the local authorities the water level had dropped a foot by...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 10, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has dropped all charges against a former vice minister of agriculture after he vowed to testify against other suspects, including the former minister, in a major embezzlement...
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