Posted by James Bargent | Sep 26, 2011 | Economy
American flower firm Falcom Farms on Monday denied union claims that over 200 workers in southwest Colombia workers are on strike over back pay and accused the workers’ union of “creating unrest.” According to agricultural...
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Colombian soccer authorities have handed down a 12-month suspension to the Deportes Tolima striker caught taking drugs, Colombian media reported on Monday. Wilder Medina failed a drug test in April when results showed he had...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Sep 23, 2011 | News
Nearly 90,000 Colombians were forced from their homes by violence or intimidation in the first half of 2011, according to a report published on Friday by the Office of Human Rights and Displacement (CODHES). CODHES director...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Sep 23, 2011 | News
Suspended Bogota Mayor Samuel Moreno was escorted from a Bogota court room to La Picota prison on Friday, where he will stay until his trial on corruption charges. After three days considering the evidence, the judge ruled in...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Sep 23, 2011 | News
Paramilitary forces have been mobilizing to launch an assault on communities in humanitarian zones in northern Colombia, according to community representatives. Self-Determining Communities, Life, Dignity (CAVIDA) released a...
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