Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 28, 2011 | News
Representatives of Colombia’s armed forces and the Red Cross met on Friday morning to sign the security protocols required to move forward with operations to secure the release of five hostages. The rebel group said on...
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Colombia has increased security measures at the Venezuela border after health authorities in the neighboring country announced 37 people have been treated for cholera. According to deputy Health Minister Beatriz Londoño, the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 28, 2011 | News
Colombia’s inspector general wants judicial authorities to investigate who is responsible for the death of 21 coal workers in a mine in the north of the country. Prosecutor General Alejandro Ordoñez sent a letter to...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 28, 2011 | News
The FARC’s 48th Front has formed alliances with criminal groups to secure its drug trafficking activities in the south of Colombia, the country’s defense minister said Thursday. Minister Rodrigo Rivera, who was...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 28, 2011 | Economy
White House spokesmen on Thursday reiterated statements U.S. President Barack Obama made Tuesday in his State of the Union address; the administration will work towards the approval of a free trade agreement (FTA) with Colombia,...
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