Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 9, 2011 | Economy
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday that it is time to “clear the way” for trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea. “Now it’s time to clear the way for a series of trade agreements...
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Colombian stocks fell Thursday as a drop in global oil prices pushed down shares of locally traded oil stocks Ecopetrol and Pacific Rubiales. The Colcap index, which encompasses the country’s blue-chip stocks, dipped 0.11%...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 8, 2011 | News
The U.S. government Thursday accused four allies of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of aiding Colombian FARC rebels by providing weapons and security. The four include Congressman Freddy Bernal, Gen. Cliver Alcala Cordones,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 8, 2011 | Economy
Protests rocked Colombia’s fourth largest oil producer Petrominerales Ltd on Thursday, forcing the Canadian firm to suspend output of 15,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd), the company and a union said. Protests against oil...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 8, 2011 | Lite
Miss Colombia Catalina Robayo said Thursday she is confident she will win the Miss Universe beauty pageant, despite the world-wide controversy she caused by not wearing panties. “Everybody has the right to think and...
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