Posted by Edward Fox | Apr 26, 2011 | News
Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera issued a resolution Monday night that will see the creation of a second High Mountain Battalion to combat the FARC in the southwestern department of Cauca. The secretary of the local government in...
Read MorePosted by Edward Fox | Apr 26, 2011 | Economy
The United States agreed Monday to donate $891,000 to Bogota’s main airport, El Dorado, for expansion, Caracol Radio reported. Then director of Colombia’s civil aviation authority, Santiago Castro, announced the deal...
Read MorePosted by Edward Fox | Apr 26, 2011 | News
Vice President Angelino Garzon will request the prosecutor general and the police on Tuesday to expedite the investigation into the disappearance of a USB memory stick containing the details of people involved in the land...
Read MorePosted by Edward Fox | Apr 26, 2011 | News
The U.S. State Department has honored prominent Colombian lawyer Jorge Molano with a special mention at the annual “Human Rights Defender” awards. According to a press release from the website of the U.S. Embassy in...
Read MorePosted by Edward Fox | Apr 26, 2011 | News
Ten people were kidnapped Sunday night from a holiday home in the municipality of Sopetran, Antioquia, just north of Medellin. According to initial reports, 15 gunmen entered the house located in the village of El Rodeo at...
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