Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 8, 2011 | Economy
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to renew a long-standing program that allows Colombia and other developing countries to export thousands of goods to the United States without paying duties. House Speaker...
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Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe said Wednesday that accusations of a former paramilitary leader who testified that Uribe formed a paramilitary group in the 1990s are “slander” and called congressman...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 7, 2011 | News
Two U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday requested the White House to scrutinize U.S. assistance to Colombia’s intelligence agency DAS after media reports that American money and training was used by the DAS for the illegal spying...
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Strikers Teofilo Gutierrez and Jackson Martinez helped Colombia beat Jamaica 2-0 in a friendly in Fort Lauderdale’s Lockhart Stadium Tuesday. Colombia’s offense was not able to strike against the Reggae Boyz until 10...
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced Tuesday that the country’s entire military command has been replaced amid growing concerns about increased violence by illegal armed groups. Earlier in the day, Santos...
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