Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 18, 2011 | News
The Conservative Party on Thursday asked the recently resigned CEO of television network Caracol to run for mayor of Bogota in October’s elections. The Conservatives asked other parties in the national government coalition...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 18, 2011 | News
Paramilitaries in the north of Colombia actively promoted the candidacy of Alvaro Uribe for the 2002-2006 presidency, the leader of the local Jesuits said Thursday. According to father Francisco de Roux he was personally...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 18, 2011 | News
An explosion caused by fireworks injured at least 23 in a small town in the north of Colombia on Thursday. According to local media reports, three were taken to hospital with serious injuries. Most media spoke of 23 injured but...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 18, 2011 | Economy
Colombian truckers have agreed to end a a two-week strike early Friday morning after signing an agreement with the government to keep minimum freight rates in place as the truckers had demanded. Representatives of the Colombian...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 17, 2011 | Medellin
Of foreign visitors to Medellin, 99% are “highly satisfied” with their stay, the local government said in a press release Thursday. The city’s undersecretary of tourism asked a national pollster to measure...
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