Posted 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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Colombia is waiting for the Red Cross and mediator Piedad Cordoba to give the green light before it signs the necessary security protocol for the FARC hostage release operation, a defense source told newspaper El Espectador....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 27, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos delivered a speech on international organized crime at a lunch in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday despite an explosion in the hotel where the event was scheduled. The explosion occurred at 9...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 27, 2011 | News
Police in the central Colombian Tolima department arrested a colleague who was caught with 227 pounds of coca base in his car. The 37-year-old police major from the southern Caqueta department was arrested at a road block in the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 27, 2011 | News
United States President Barack Obama will visit Colombia in 2012, several Colombian media reported Thursday. According to newspaper El Espectador, a White House official said that Obama will attend the Americas Summit which will...
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