Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 21, 2011 | News
The Green Party, one of the few political parties that had not joined Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos’ majority coalition in Congress, has joined the “coalition of national unity,” the president...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 20, 2011 | News
The Twitter account of Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe was hacked Wednesday, apparently by “Anonymous,” an international hacker collective that previously found entry to Colombian government websites....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 20, 2011 | Culture
Former Talking Heads front man David Byrne will attend a forum on urban mobility in Bogota this Saturday. The multi-instrumental Byrne is a fanatic bicycle enthusiast and will attend the forum to persuade city planners and...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 19, 2011 | Economy
The all-consuming negotiations in Washington on the nation’s debt and deficit may not leave any time this summer for Congress to finalize a free trade agreements with Colombia backed by most lawmakers and billed by the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 19, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s Colcap roared back Tuesday after weeks of sub-par performance. The index gained 2.45% on volume of COP220.9 billion. All but three names were flat or up with Pacific Rubiales leading the way with a gain of 5.91%...
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