Posted by Brian Sung | Jan 2, 2013 | Economy
The Colombian stock exchange rebounded in 2012 after a decline in the previous year. According to economic newspaper Portafolio, increased investments in hydrocarbon, mining, and construction helped the stock exchange to grow...
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Infighting within Medellin crime syndicate “Oficina de Envigado” has led to a massacre killing nine, including three reputed crime lords just outside of Colombia’s second largest city, reported newspaper El...
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Colombian authorities have recovered 15 bodies from a bombed FARC camp, reported local media Tuesday. This follows an operation by the Colombian Air Force and the National Police on Monday, during which security forces targeted...
Read MorePosted by Brian Sung | Jan 1, 2013 | News
Six passengers on a bus in the southwestern Colombian city of Cali sustained injuries on New Year’s Eve when gunpowder exploded at a checkpoint. According to Fabio Castaneda, head of the Metropolitan Police of Cali, the...
Read MorePosted by Brian Sung | Dec 31, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos announced on Sunday that Colombia produced over one million barrels of oil the day before. “We had said at some time during the four years, we were going to produce more than one million...
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