Posted by Joey O'Gorman | Nov 23, 2012 | Economy
A study by economic and social investigation body Fedesarrollo has found that shoddy Colombian infrastructure is holding the country back and more than $11 billion will need to be invested annually to bring development up to...
Read MorePosted by Joey O'Gorman | Nov 23, 2012 | News
Colombia’s chief prosecutor Eduardo Montealegre has demanded court officials who remain on a controversial strike, to “return to work immediately.” In an open letter to workers of the Prosecutor General’s...
Read MorePosted by Joey O'Gorman | Nov 21, 2012 | Economy
Planned investment in Colombian oil exploration exceeded $2.6 million with 55 oil contracts signed so far this year, according to newspaper El Espectador. Mines and energy minister Federico Renjifo said that the 2012 figures...
Read MorePosted by Joey O'Gorman | Nov 21, 2012 | War and peace
Colombian general Alejandro Navas slammed the FARC Wednesday, likening the guerrillas to “the boy who cried wolf,” following Tuesday’s alleged breaking of a unilateral truce in the southwest of the country....
Read MorePosted by Joey O'Gorman | Nov 21, 2012 | News
Colombia’s Minister for Labor Rafael Pardo on Tuesday signed an agreement to end child labor in the country while promoting youth employment in the mining sector, “more youth employment and zero child labor,”...
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