Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 24, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s largest retailer Almacenes Exito SA posted a net profit of 58.76 billion Colombian pesos ($31 million) during the third quarter, a 59% increase from the same quarter of 2010, the company said in a statement....
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced Sunday he will send 1,200 troops to reinforce security in the northeastern Arauca department following the death of ten soldiers in an alleged FARC ambush and the recent...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 23, 2011 | News
Colombian anti-narcotics police said Sunday they have seized 9 tons of marijuana in the southwest of the country. Colonel Carlos Enrique Rodriguez told media the drugs were found Saturday in a house near the village of Corinto,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 23, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Saturday that the death of ousted Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi is a moral blow for the FARC, who allegedly had ties to the north African leader. Santos recalled alleged emails...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 23, 2011 | News
Ten soldiers were killed in a FARC ambush in the northeast of Colombia Saturday; the second time within 48 hours guerrillas are able to kill that number of soldiers. According to media reports, the hit-and-run attack took place...
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