Posted by Arron Daugherty | Mar 21, 2012 | Economy
Fearing invasive pests, the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) has rejected large quantities of fruit from Chile and the United States. In a press release on their site, ICA said it had returned 768 tons of imported fruit...
Read MorePosted by Arron Daugherty | Mar 21, 2012 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced spending on child literacy would triple “for as long as he is in government.”, according to a government press release Tuesday. According to the release, the...
Read MorePosted by Arron Daugherty | Mar 21, 2012 | News
Hostage mediator and former senator Piedad Cordoba confirmed ten security forces personnel held by the FARC will be released March 26, reported Colombian media Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference in Bogota, Cordoba said,...
Read MorePosted by Arron Daugherty | Mar 19, 2012 | Economy
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced upcoming tax reform aimed at creating a fairer and more efficient system, in a presidential press release Saturday. “What happens is there are a lot of rich people who...
Read MorePosted by Arron Daugherty | Mar 19, 2012 | Economy
The Colombian government is developing a billion dollar pension subsidy plan for the country’s millions of informal workers, said financial publication Portfolio Monday. The announcement follows a government study...
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