Posted 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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Colombia’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Senator Ivan Moreno, brother of suspended Bogota mayor Samuel Moreno, is not allowed to leave jail until after he has faced the corruption charges against him. Moreno was...
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Colombia spent $12 billion on defense and security in 2010, a government report said . According to the National Planning department, 10% of the defense spendings were investment. The remaining 90% were financing current...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 10, 2011 | Lite
In order to spice up RCN’s notoriously biased and boring political show “La Cosa Politica” (The Political Thing), host Vicky Davila forgot to put on trousers. Wearing what could be the shortest dress ever worn...
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Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe reiterated his support for Bogota mayor candidate Enrique Peñalosa. According to Uribe, Peñalosa is “the most convenient option” for the capital to succeed the suspended...
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