Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 20, 2010 | News
460 Colombian soldiers and policemen were killed and over 2,000 injured in combat with illegal armed groups so far this year, President Juan Manuel Santos revealed Monday. The President took part in an event at the Presidential...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 20, 2010 | Economy
Colombia’s Vice President Angelino Garzon on Monday called the country’s employers’ proposal to raise minimum wage with three per cent “very low and unfair.” Instead, the Vice President supported...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 20, 2010 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Monday his government is waiting on signs of the FARC to move forward with operations that should lead to the unilateral release of five FARC captives. “We have said it in every...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 20, 2010 | Economy
Colombia’s hotel sector received 90% more investment in 2010 compared to the year before, financial magazine Dinero reported Monday. In total, the sector received $1.7 billion against 900 million last year. According to...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 20, 2010 | News
Floods resulting from this year’s catastrophic rainy season may result in the suspension of the governor election in the Valle del Cauca department, President Juan Manuel Santos said Monday. The president told W Radio his...
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