Posted 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,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 20, 2011 | News
Colombia’s interior minister says authorities have identified six members of illegal armed groups responsible for killing leaders of displaced communities. Since the inauguration of the government of President Juan Manuel...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 20, 2011 | Economy
Colombian retail sales and industrial output each grew in October from the same month a year ago, but at a reduced pace from earlier in the year, according to government data out Monday. Retail sales rose 6.1% in October from...
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