Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 31, 2011 | News
Medellin police say they arrested one of the main urban gang leaders of the feared “Oficina de Envigado,” several media reported Thursday. According to the local authorities, the 32-year old man arrested, alias...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 31, 2011 | News
The Colombian government asked the country’s Congress for $3 billion after the Constitutional Court rejected an extended state of emergency that allowed the government to use special funds to help victims of last...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 31, 2011 | News
The director of Colombia’s financial intelligence agency, who was under house arrest while awaiting trial for the illegal spying on supreme court magistrates, was set free after prosecutors failed to call the official to...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 30, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s Colcap index fell yet again Tuesday for the fourth trading session in a row. The index neared 1,700 on its way to finishing at 1,708.76, down 0.75%, with very light volume of $58.9 million. News out of Colombia...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 30, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Constitutional Court has rejected an extension of a state of emergency, disallowing the government to use special funds for victims of last years floods According to the Court, the January 6 extension of the...
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