Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 20, 2011 | News
Extradited FARC guerrilla “Cesar” in 2008 negotiated the release of his then-captive Ingrid Betancourt with the Colombian government without the knowledge of his superiors, his lawyer confirmed. In an interview with...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 20, 2011 | News
The administration of former President Alvaro Uribe feared that the revelation of ties between politicians and demobilized paramilitary organization AUC would damage the country’s institutions and politics, former...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 20, 2011 | News
A road accident in the central Colombian Cundinamarca department left at least 10 persons dead. According to general Rodolfo Palomino, director of Colombia’s highway police, said the bus of the Valle de Tenza bus company...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 19, 2011 | Economy
Colombian President Santos thinks U.S. Congress will approve a retroactive extension of the expired trade preference act with the U.S. According to Santos, U.S. congressmen have indicated that the ATPDEA that allows Colombian...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 19, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday defied criticism of his defense chief, insisting that crime is going down in the country. Defense Minister Rodigo Rivera had come under fire earlier this month from within the...
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