Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 6, 2011 | Culture
Pop singer Shakira on Tuesday sent a message of support to fellow-Colombian salsa master Joe Arroyo, who is in critical condition in a hospital in the two singers’ hometown of Barranquilla. “Joe, your country and all...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 6, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s consumer price index accelerated in June, fueled by higher food costs generated by torrential rains that damaged farmland. The consumer price index, released Tuesday by the government’s statistics agency,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 5, 2011 | News
The Colombian government will decide when the time is right to start peace talks with Marxist guerrilla group FARC, President Juan Manuel Santos told the country’s bishops Tuesday. Santos assured the catholic...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 5, 2011 | Economy
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos warned Tuesday against additional interest-rate increases by his country’s central bank, saying it would attract more foreign investment that could lead to further unwanted...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 5, 2011 | Economy
House Republicans are bucking demands from the Obama White House to include renewal of a U.S. job training assistance program in long-pending legislation providing free-trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea and Panama. The...
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