Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 2, 2011 | News
The Mormon church, or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, plans to build a temple in the northern Colombian port city of Barranquilla, the church’s president said Saturday. The Barranquilla temple is one of...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 2, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s current account deficit widened in the first half of the year to $4.46 billion, or 2.7% of gross domestic product, fueled by imports and capital outflows abroad by firms, central bank data showed. Once seen as a...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 2, 2011 | Economy
U.S. President Barack Obama may send to Congress as early as Monday a long-stalled free trade agreement with Colombia, a senior administration official told news agency Reuters on Saturday. The agreements with Colombia, Panama...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 1, 2011 | News
A FARC front in the southwest of Colombia has used the services of a witch to predict military actions and put a spell on the country’s highest police official, newspaper El Tiempo reported Saturday. The newspaper based...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 1, 2011 | News
Former mayor Antanas Mockus withdrew his candidacy for Bogota mayor Friday, after announcing an alliance with independent candidate and former Senator Gina Parody. Following an eight-hour meeting, the two politicians agreed to...
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