Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 12, 2010 | News
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office on Thursday opened an investigation against Bogota Mayor Samuel Moreno following a scandal about the allegedly fraudulent granting of public works contracts. IG Alejandro Ordoñez...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 11, 2010 | Economy
Colombia’s peso bonds fell, pushing yields up the most since May, as concern some European governments may struggle to pay their debts led investors to seek refuge in the U.S. dollar. The yield on the nation’s benchmark 11...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 11, 2010 | News
U.S. coal giant Drummond congratulated members of paramilitary organization AUC on the murder of two labor rights activists working for the Colombian branch of the company, a paramilitary testified Wednesday. Drummond is...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 11, 2010 | Tourism
Safety conditions in Colombia are “exceptional,” the country’s interior and justice minister said Wednesday after the United States updated its travel warning for the country, warning its citizens of the threat...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 10, 2010 | News
Colombia’s largest guerrilla group the FARC is down to 7,000 fighters, the country’s defense minister said on Wednesday. According to Caracol Radio, the figure is based on analysis of content from the computers of...
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