Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 7, 2011 | Coffee region
Colombia’s coffee-growing region launched its first website Wednesday to draw more attention to the region’s tourism possibilities. According to export and tourism promoter Proexport, the website “will allow...
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The governor of the central-east Colombian department of Casanare was dismissed Wednesday after being implicated in a corruption scandal. Governor Oscar Raul Ivan Florez Chavez was dismissed by the Inspector General’s...
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A Colombian coalition congressman wants President Juan Manuel Santos to ask his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez for more subsidized gasoline to lower petrol prices. Cambio Radical Representative William Garcia Tirado on...
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The defense of Colombia’s ex President Alvaro Uribe Wednesday demanded the substitution of one of congressmen investigating the former head of state’s alleged responsibility in wiretapping government opponents....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 6, 2011 | News
Colombia has agreed with the U.S. to reform its labor laws and crack down on violence against unions, clearing the way for the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama to present a free trade agreement to congress....
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