Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 14, 2011 | Economy
Colombia on Monday took another step toward U.S. approval of a long-delayed free trade agreement with the completion of several labor and judicial reforms aimed at reducing opposition to the pact. “We are pleased that...
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Following a bomb explosion in the village of Iscuandé that killed one child and injured at least eight, alleged FARC guerrillas carried out a mortar attack on El Charco, injuring at least 15 people including two local government...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 13, 2011 | News
Colombia’s prosecutor general will ask the court to put former Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias in jail while on trial for corruption charges, several media reported Monday. According to the reports, Prosecutor...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 13, 2011 | News
One child died and at least three other minors were injured when a bomb exploded that one of them was carrying to a police post in the southern Colombian Nariño department. The incident took place in the Pacific village of...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 13, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s ambassador to the U.S. predicted Monday that Congress would approve the free trade agreement between the two countries by the end of the summer. Gabriel Silva said he expects President Barack Obama to use his...
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