Posted 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...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 29, 2011 | News
Former Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba will next month release letters by the FARC and ELN, she said in Washington. According to the politician, the leftist rebel groups “are working together” to come to a political...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 28, 2011 | Economy
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos expects the economy of his country to go up 5% this year, he told an economic summit organized by press agency Reuters. Following this year’s growth, the Colombian President expects...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 28, 2011 | News
The United States were willing to unilaterally rescue three military contractors who were held in Colombia by the FARC between 2003 and 2008, a WikiLeaks cable released by the magazine Semana has shown. According to the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 28, 2011 | News
Three policemen were killed and one was injured in an attack by FARC guerrillas in a town in the southwest of Colombia, local media reported Sunday. According to reports, a police patrol was ambushed by guerrillas just outside...
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