Posted by Arron Daugherty | Mar 2, 2012 | Economy
Canadian mining companies Colombian Mines Corporation and Teck Resources Limited announced a $15.5 million joint venture in Colombia, said their press release Friday. The project aims to develop mining in Colombian Mine’s...
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Previous Colombian president Alvaro Uribe said Thursday that Colombia is less secure under the current government of Juan Manuel Santos. In an interview with Teleantioquica, Uribe accused the current government of abandoning the...
Read MorePosted by Arron Daugherty | Mar 1, 2012 | News
Police reported 282 kidnappings occurred in Colombia in 2011, an increase of 28% compared to the year before. In 2010 220 kidnappings were registered in Colombia, and the first rise in kidnapping in a decade. Director of the...
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A Medellin court in sentenced “El Cebollero,” to 32 and a half years in prison for money laundering, reported local media Wednesday. On top of laundering money, El Cebollero, whose real name is Alirio Rendon,...
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Colombia’s Radical Change Party named former Barranquilla Mayor Alejandro Char as their new president, said local media Wednesday. Char replaced Carlos Fernando Galan who retired as president last December. Radical...
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