Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 16, 2011 | News
The FARC will release two hostages on Thursday or Friday, former Senator Piedad Cordoba said following a press conference on Tuesday. The two hostages, Salin Sanmiguel and Guillermo Solorzano, were supposed to have been released...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 16, 2011 | Economy
Colombian truckers decided to continue their two-week strike after talks with the vice president on Tuesday about maintaining fixed freight rates led to no immediate results. Vice President Angelino Garzon said he will meet with...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 16, 2011 | News
Authorities in the coastal city of Cartagena say they have arrested a gang leader suspected of ordering the highly publicized murder of two Bogota students on a beach in the Cordoba department in January. In a joint operation,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 16, 2011 | zSports
Colombian team Deportes Tolima beat Guarani from Paraguay 1 – 0 in the first match in group seven of the Copa Libertadores. Danny Santoya made the only goal for the home team 6 minutes before the end of the match. Tolima,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 15, 2011 | News
A budget cut in U.S. military aid program Plan Colombia will not affect relations between the two countries, Colombia’s ambassador to Washington said Tuesday. The Obama administration plans to cut by 15% the budget for the...
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