Gold wars claimed 280 lives: Mining company
The CEO of exploration and mining company Grand Colombia Gold has said confrontations between criminal groups for illegal mining has resulted in 280 deaths this year in the northern Colombian Antioquia…
The CEO of exploration and mining company Grand Colombia Gold has said confrontations between criminal groups for illegal mining has resulted in 280 deaths this year in the northern Colombian Antioquia…
Although the second half of Colombia’s coffee harvest this season has been “pretty strong,” the prospect of increasing prices is not looking good, according to the International Coffee Organization’s (ICO)…
Colombia’s pro-cycling team Colombia Coldeportes is hoping to get a spot on the 2013 Tour de France, reported cycling website Velonation on Thursday. The Colombian team was excited at Wednesday’s…
Human Rights Watch on Thursday sent a letter to Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos slamming a proposed constitutional amendment “to expand the scope of military jurisdiction.” The group said the…
Canadian resource exploitation companies who have been moving into Colombia are contributing to what Amnesty International has called “a stunning human rights crisis” for the Latin American country’s vulnerable indigenous…
Colombian lawmakers have proposed a bill that would put Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, currently ranked as the richest person in the world, in a tenuous position with his wireless empire,…
Fast food emporium Burger King plans to open 100 restaurants over the next five years in Colombia, media reported Wednesday. The Miami-based burger joint signed an agreement with Fondo Escala…
The FARC makes from $2.4 – $3.5 billion from narco-trafficking said Colombia’s Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon on Tuesday, who added that the estimated number of guerrillas now stood at…
Colombia’s foreign debt increased again this year, reaching over $76.4 billion which represents a 6.3% rise against this time in 2011. Figures from the Banco de la Republica show that…