Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 16, 2011 | News
Police in Colombia’s second city, Medellin, said Friday they had seized high-end firearms in a downtown shop. According to a press release, the police found an American-made 7.62×39 caliber Draco-C pistol and a .40...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 16, 2011 | News
Representatives of countries that signed the 1992 Basel Convention to stop the illegal dumping of toxic waste and ships in third-world countries will meet in Colombia’s coastal city Cartagena in October. During the October...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 16, 2011 | News
The departing head of Colombia’s oil agency said on Thursday corruption allegations against him were unjust and warned that rising social protests were the main threat to the burgeoning sector. The Andean country’s...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 15, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s Colcap index gained 1.14% on volume of COP170.6 billion. Ecopetrol led the index higher with an increase of 2.82%, while ETB pushed ahead with gains of 5.43%. Canacol announced an agreement to farm out 30% of...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 15, 2011 | News
Alleged members of drug trafficking organization “Los Rastrojos” have killed two people and kidnapped 13 others in the south west of Colombia. Nine of the kidnap victims were later released, authorities said...
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