Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 9, 2011 | News
The Colombian army said Saturday it has killed five ELN guerrillas in combat near the town of Fortul where it stepped up operations to find the 10-year old daughter of the local mayor who was kidnapped late last month. According...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 9, 2011 | News
A 71-year-old Puerto Rican man who spent three days adrift in the Caribbean was rescued by the Colombian coast guard, the navy said in a statement Saturday. His wrecked boat was located off the Colombian coast northwest of the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 8, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Saturday hopes his country’s long-stalled free trade agreement with the U.S. will be ratified by U.S. Congress Wednesday. “We are on the homestretch. This week the Senate...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 8, 2011 | Economy
Julio Mario Santo Domingo, one of Colombia’s richest and most influential men who spread his fortune across industries, has died at age 87. The cause of death, in New York City, was not immediately reported Friday night....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 7, 2011 | Economy
Colombia stocks declined along with other Latin American markets Friday as a better-than-forecast U.S. jobs report wasn’t enough to offset lingering concerns about Europe’s debt problems. The Colcap index, considered...
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