Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 6, 2011 | Economy
Shareholders of Colombia’s largest retailer, Almacenes Exito SA, on Wednesday approved a plan by the board of directors to purchase two supermarket chains in Uruguay for $746 million. In a statement, Exito also said its...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 6, 2011 | zSports
How do you solve a problem like soccer magician Lionel Messi? Keep him in chains, said Colombia’s Luis Amaranto Perea Thusday ahead of the Copa America game against Argentina. “We need to have a chain marking system,...
Read MorePosted 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...
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