Posted by Adriaan Alsema | May 11, 2011 | News
A statement issued Tuesday by a U.N. conference on disaster management fiercely criticized Colombia’s dealing with natural disasters. According to the statement, disaster prevention is “not a real priority” for...
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A failed attempt by Medellin police to arrest gang members turned ugly on Tuesday when — in broad daylight — the gang and police exchanged fire, a civilian died and neighborhood residents turned against the cops....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 11, 2011 | Economy
Colombian central bank chairman Jose Dario Uribe has been re-elected to the presidency of the governing board of the Center on Latin American Monetary Studies, or CEMLA, a regional association of central banks. Uribe will...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 11, 2011 | Economy
The U.S. and Colombia signed a new Open Skies air transport agreement that will increase the number of passenger and cargo flights between the two countries and boost competition in the aviation market. U.S. Under Secretary of...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 11, 2011 | Economy
The Colcap index rose 1.34% Tuesday, in line with increases on exchanges across the world. News out of the States of Microsoft’s offer to purchase Skype for $8.5 billion bolstered the markets, while here in Colombia March...
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