Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 24, 2011 | News
Colombia’s former President Ernesto Samper and journalist Claudia Lopez meet in court on Monday over a column wherein Lopez fiercely criticized Samper. The former President sued the journalist for a column in which she...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 24, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s trade minister will travel to Caracas in February to meet with his Venezuelan counterpart and evaluate the payment of debt to Colombian exporters. Trade Minister Sergio Diaz-Granados told press Sunday he...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 24, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Supreme Court will revise the cases against three congressmen who are accused of ties to paramilitary death squads, but were absolved or released early. According to Caracol Radio, the three congressmen are...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 24, 2011 | News
Colombian authorities recovered a usb-stick that was stolen from an NGO that helps victims of forced displacement to recover their lands. The memory stick contains the names of all victims registered with the NGO. According to...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 23, 2011 | News
Venezuela on Sunday claimed it arrested the leader of Colombian neo-paramilitary group “Aguilas Negras” in the northwestern city of Maracaibo. According to Interior Minister Tarek El Aissami, the arrested suspect is...
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