Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 15, 2011 | News
The release of a 10-year-old girl who had been kidnapped in the northeast of Colombia two weeks ago failed Friday. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, who had ordered the army to clear the area in the Arauca department where...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 15, 2011 | News
Colombia’s second rainy season this year has killed 23 and affected over 67,000, a Red Cross report revealed Friday. According to the relief organization, rains have destroyed 116 homes and damaged more 10,000 since...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 14, 2011 | News
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said Thursday he has called former U.S. President George W. Bush to thank him for his support of the free trade agreement (FTA) that was approved by U.S. Congress on Wednesday....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 13, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s imports were up 31.9% in August compared to the same month last year, government statistics agency DANE announced on Thursday. According to the agency’s report, imports amounted to $4.7 billion against...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 13, 2011 | Economy
The Colombian government posted a consolidated fiscal surplus in the first half of the year equivalent to 2.6% of gross domestic product, the Finance Ministry said Thursday in a statement. In the same period last year, the...
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