Posted 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...
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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...
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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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A Spanish judge opened an investigation against Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe for his alleged role in the illegal wiretapping of Spanish NGOs, Noticias Uno reported on Sunday. The NGOs accuse Uribe and several...
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