Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 5, 2011 | News
Colombia’s president has announced a new intelligence service to replace the disgraced DAS domestic security agency that he dissolved this week. President Juan Manuel Santos told reporters Friday the National Intelligence...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 4, 2011 | Economy
Brazil’s mining group Vale is looking to sell its 3 million tonnes a year Colombian coal operations, potential buyers told Reuters. Colombia, the world’s no. 4 coal exporter, is dominated by three large producers....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 4, 2011 | Culture
Colombia rocker Juanes went acoustic for Tiny Desk Concert at U.S. public radio NPR. The mini-set included his hits “Hoy Me Voy,” “Yerbatero” and “La Camisa Negra.”
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 4, 2011 | From the editor
The massive student protests against Colombia’s planned university reform are met by most outside the university world, myself included, with ignorance. To understand the students’ objections to the reform I tried to...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 4, 2011 | Economy
Colombian state-run utility firm Empresa de Energia de Bogota, or EEB, completed the roll over of $610 million worth of international bonds that were coming due three years from now. The company bought back existing bonds issued...
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