Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 22, 2010 | News
Colombia’s National Police on Tuesday claimed the arrest of 140 suspected members of neo-paramilitary and drug gangs. The majority of the arrests were made in the department of Antioquia. According to the police, 88...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 22, 2010 | News
The Colombian government suspended the governor election in Valle del Cauca because floods in the department make the poll “impossible.” Interior and Justice Minister German Vargas Lleras announced the decree that...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 22, 2010 | Bogota
Heavy fog is causing chaos at Colombia’s international El Dorado airport in Bogota Wednesday. According to the Colombia’s aerial authority Aerocivil, the fog caused the delay of 351 flights which is expected to cause...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 22, 2010 | Economy
Colombia will have received over $10 billion in foreign direct investment by the end of 2010, says the director of Proexport, responsible for the promotion of investment and tourism in the country. According to Proexport...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 22, 2010 | News
Seven soldiers were killed in the departments of Antioquia and Caqueta on Tuesday. According to RCN Radio, four soldiers were killed in a minefield 80 miles north of the city of Medellin and three were killed in combat with...
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