Posted by Arron Daugherty | Feb 16, 2012 | News
Colombia’s National Police has captured nine suspected FARC rebels accused of kidnapping soldiers and police, said an official press release Thursday. The arrests were the result of raids in the cities of Bogota,...
Read MorePosted by Arron Daugherty | Feb 16, 2012 | News
Testimony from former AUC leader Salvatore Mancuso could be used against fugitive ex-peace commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo, facing charges of faking a FARC demobilization, reported Caracol Radio Thursday. Colombia’s...
Read MorePosted by Arron Daugherty | Feb 16, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s imports rose 34.4% over last year, said Colombia’s National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) in a report Wednesday. 2011 imports totaled $54.7 billion. Automobiles and auto parts made up the...
Read MorePosted by Arron Daugherty | Feb 15, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s Minister of Transportation, German Cardona, announced major infrastructure projects to develop trade routes, reported local media Tuesday. Cardona’s announcement was part of a speech he gave in the...
Read MorePosted by Arron Daugherty | Feb 15, 2012 | News
Colombia’s coalition parties on Wednesday rejected disgraced ex-peace commisioner Carlos Restrepo’s call to oppose President Juan Manuel Santos and prevent a possible reelection of the head of state in 2014. Simon...
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