Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 17, 2011 | Economy
Colombian stocks declined Wednesday, pushed lower by a drop in oil shares, while the peso strengthened slightly against the dollar. The Colcap index, the benchmark for Colombia, fell 0.47% to 1571.96 points. The index has...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 17, 2011 | Economy
Chinese-owned oil company Emerald Energy said Wednesday it was suspending production in a southern Colombian region with a strong FARC presence where four Chinese contractors were kidnapped in June. Emerald Energy Plc spokesman...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 16, 2011 | News
Family members bury “Alfonso Cano,” the FARC leader who was killed earlier this month, Tuesday just outside Bogota. While the rebel group he belonged to for approximately 30 years announced their new leader, the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 15, 2011 | News
By appointing “Timochenko” as the FARC’s new leader, the guerrillas have given the Colombian government a new target, the country’s interior minister said Tuesday. “If this is the new boss of the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 15, 2011 | zSports
Coach Leonel Alvarez will seek to mastermind another famous World Cup victory over Argentina Tuesday afternoon by again employing two forwards. The tight-lipped coach revealed in his pre-match address to the press Monday that he...
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