Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 23, 2011 | News
Former Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias, on trial for allegedly embezzling $25 million in government funds, did not steal one peso, said his then-employer, ex-President Alvaro Uribe Saturday. Uribe, speaking in the town...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 23, 2011 | Guests
When I left Colombia a year ago, a lot of false rumors were being spread about why I so suddenly had to leave my job at RCN. Now, a year later, I’ve decided it’s time to share the story of what really happened and why I...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 23, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday called on the country’s illegal armed groups like the FARC to release the children from the rebel groups’ ranks. The president took part in an event in the capital of...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 23, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday expressed his country’s solidarity with Norway, where a double terrorist attack killed more than 91 people on Friday. Through his Twitter account, the Colombian head of...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 23, 2011 | Economy
Colombia state oil firm Ecopetrol said on Friday it will offer nearly $1.4 billion, or 1.67 percent of its current capital, in a share sale starting July 27. The company will offer 675.68 million shares at 3,700 pesos ($2.10)...
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