Posted by Joey O'Gorman | Oct 25, 2012 | News
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 amendment...
Read MorePosted by Joey O'Gorman | Oct 25, 2012 | News
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...
Read MorePosted by Joey O'Gorman | Oct 24, 2012 | Economy
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, reported Bloomberg news Wednesday. The...
Read MorePosted by Joey O'Gorman | Oct 24, 2012 | Economy
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 Capital, a private equity fund...
Read MorePosted by Joey O'Gorman | Oct 24, 2012 | News
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 8,147. “Of the 350...
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