Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 7, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos ordered the revision of the security policy of his administration that is facing increased guerrilla activity in the southern half of the country and neo-paramilitary and drug trafficking...
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The city of Pereira has banned vuvuzelas from U-20 World Cup games. City officials made the announcement before Ecuador was to play Costa Rica and Nigeria was to face Saudi Arabia in a double-header Saturday at Hernan Ramirez...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 7, 2011 | News
Juan Manuel Santos on Sunday celebrated his first anniversary as President of the Republic of Colombia with approval ratings similar to when taking office on August 7, 2010. The President, who took office after successfully...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 7, 2011 | News
At least three soldiers were killed and four were injured in combat with FARC guerrillas in the southwest of Colombia, the army reported Saturday. According to an official press statement, the soldiers died when rebels detonated...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 6, 2011 | News
The former analysis chief of Colombia’s intelligence agency DAS was sentenced to eight years and four months in jail for his role in the illegal wiretapping of government opponents, judges and journalists. A Bogota judge...
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