Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 7, 2011 | News
The former mayor of Colombia’s capital Bogota was charged Tuesday with receiving illegal kickbacks for public works contracts. Samuel Moreno was charged at a public court hearing. Prosecutor Ricardo Gonzalez told the court that...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 6, 2011 | News
At least one person was killed and another 18 injured in a car bomb attack in the north of Colombia on Monday evening. According to media reports, a truck charged with explosives exploded in front of the police station of...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 6, 2011 | News
The Colombian government launched a Christmas campaign Monday to convince members of illegal armed groups to surrender. According to Defense Minister Juan Varlos Pinzon, the “During Christmas Everything is Possible”...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 6, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s consumer prices rose 0.14% in November, the government said on Monday, well below the 0.20% increase forecast in a Reuters poll. The Andean country reported inflation at 0.19 percent in October, the same as in...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 6, 2011 | Economy
Colombia is likely to increase its minimum wage more this year than last year after separate proposals Monday by labor unions and business leaders each surpassed the 4% rise set a year ago. The expected sharper increase in the...
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