Posted by Jet van Dijck | Jun 14, 2012 | News
Approximately 2.5 of the 15.4 billion cigarettes sold in Colombia in 2011 were smuggled, according to a study by Colombia’s National Merchant Federation (Fenalco). Guillermo Botero Nieto, President of Fenalco explained...
Read MorePosted by Jet van Dijck | Jun 14, 2012 | News
Investigators have discovered that a leaking pipe caused a landslide that killed 48 people in the city of Manizales in central Colombia in November 2011, local media reported Thursday. According to experts of the Colombian...
Read MorePosted by Jet van Dijck | Jun 14, 2012 | Culture
Bogota’s mayor Gustavo Petro announced Wednesday that the Colombian capital’s bullfighting ring will be transformed into a center for culture and education, local media reported. The city government ordered...
Read MorePosted by Jet van Dijck | Jun 13, 2012 | Economy
The European Parliament (EP) approved a resolution on Wednesday stating Colombia must improve its human and labor rights situation before it would pass the pending free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU), Peru...
Read MorePosted by Jet van Dijck | Jun 13, 2012 | News
A law obliging Colombian authorities to investigate reports of domestic violence and alimony evasion will be presented in the Senate, local media reported Tuesday. Under the new law, once a party has filed a domestic violence...
Read More