Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 8, 2011 | News
Five FARC guerrillas, three policemen and one minor were killed in a guerrilla attack on the southern Colombian town of San Vicente del Caguan Friday, local media said. According to Caracol Radio — citing the local...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 8, 2011 | News
Colombia on Friday extradited an alleged drug trafficker dubbed “the Amphetamine Queen,” allegedly tied to the Rastrojos drug gang and wanted by U.S. justice. Beatriz Elena Henao is accused of having sent massive...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 8, 2011 | Economy
Colombian stocks gained Friday following seven straight sessions of declines, led by a strong rebound in state-run oil firm Ecopetrol. The Colombian Stock Exchange’s IGBC index of blue-chip stocks rose 0.60% to close at...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 7, 2011 | Economy
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is considering raising minimum wage for 2011 by four percent, 0.6 percentage points more than announced late December. According to a press release on the President’s website, the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 7, 2011 | Economy
If the United States congress does not ratify a free trade agreement with Colombia, signed by the countries’ governments in 2006, it would “be a terrible signal sent to the world,” said U.S. Senator McCain...
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