Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 3, 2011 | News
The mayor of the northeast Colombian town of Fortul said Sunday he has had contact with the kidnappers of his daughter. The 10-year-old girl was kidnapped from her school on Thursday. According to Mayor Jorge Enrique Muñoz, he...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 2, 2011 | News
Colombia will not allow oil and gas exploration in the Caribbean department of San Andres y Providencia to protect the islands’ environment, society and culture, President Juan Manuel Santos said Saturday. “I want to...
Read MorePosted 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...
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