Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 2, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s central bank board decided to suspend its six-month cycle of rate hikes last month due to the “high uncertainty” about the global economy and its potential impact on Colombia, the minutes from its...
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Colombian police said Thursday they have seized 2.2 tons of cocaine that was buried in a northern desert and which has a street value of $65 million. The drugs were found in 87 waterproof sacks several feet (metres) beneath the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 1, 2011 | News
A woman from the northern Colombian town of Santa Marta said Thursday her unborn child was stolen from her womb. According to a press release by a local hospital, the woman was admitted with serious injuries caused by a...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 1, 2011 | zSports
Jorge Luis Pinto of Colombia has agreed to return as coach of Costa Rica’s national soccer team. He will replace Ricardo La Volpe of Argentina, who resigned in August. “We have arrived at a verbal agreement with Pinto,” Costa...
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With a change of defense minister Wednesday, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos broke both strategically and personally with the military strategy of the “Democratic Security” policy that was initiated under...
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