Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 22, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s economy grew at its fastest rate in four years during the third quarter as the country demonstrates resiliency to a financial crisis in Europe and economic woes around the globe. The government statistics...
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Junior Barranquilla won Colombia’s national Liga Postobon Wednesday after beating Once Caldas on penalties. Junior’s players flawlessly scored five our ot five in the final’s penalty kicks while Once Caldas...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 22, 2011 | News
Fifteen Colombian army soldiers were sentenced to 25 and 26 years in prison Wednesday for the 2006 murder of five men who were later presented as guerrillas killed in combat. A judge in the central Colombian city of Ibague...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 21, 2011 | News
Colombia’s government ordered banks Wednesday to lower the fees they charge for ATM withdrawals and other transactions, saying Colombian banks charge fees far higher than banks elsewhere in Latin America. Finance Minister...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 20, 2011 | zSports
Colombian cyclist Mauricio Soler has been flown home six months after a life-threatening crash in the Tour of Switzerland, the Colombian cycling federation announced Tuesday. According to the federation’s press release,...
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