Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 17, 2010 | News
Panama President Ricardo Martinelli admitted Thursday that his country is reviewing several political asylum requests from Colombian former government officials who are being investigated for crimes in their country. In an...
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A former top official of state intelligence agency DAS was sentenced on Thursday to eight years and four months in jail for the illegal wiretapping of government opponents. With the ruling, the Bogota judge confirms the jail...
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Crime in Colombia went down 14% in 2010 compared to the previous year, the country’s defense minister said Thursday. “In the course of the government of ‘Democratic Prosperity,’ we are registering a 14%...
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The urban approval rating of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is 72% according to a survey held in Colombia’s five largest cities. The approval rating measured by pollster Gallup is considerably lower than that of...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 16, 2010 | Economy
Colombia’s crude oil output in November rose 12.8% from the year before to an average of 818,000 barrels per day, government oil-licensing agency ANH said Thursday. October output was revised by the ANH to 800,000 barrels...
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