Posted by Marguerite Cawley | Mar 9, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Congress is engaged in debate over the granting of special powers to the presidency to control public bodies, Congress’ website reported Tuesday. Senators from all political parties criticized the lack of...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Mar 9, 2011 | News
United States and Colombian authorities have broken up a drug trafficking network that sent 264 lbs of heroin to the U.S. and Europe last year, media reported Wednesday. The joint operation was carried out by the U.S. Drug...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Mar 9, 2011 | Lite
In a bid to make their traditional dishes better-known on the world stage, Colombian chefs are modernizing the country’s cuisine, according to a report in newspaper El Tiempo. Chefs in various regions of the country are...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Mar 9, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s daily petroleum production reached 861,000 barrels in February, national media reported Wednesday. According to the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), the largest Colombian oil company, Ecopetrol, and...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Mar 8, 2011 | News
Two mining accidents in the department of Boyaca, northeast of Colombia’s capital Bogota, have left three workers dead and one trapped, newspaper El Tiempo reported Tuesday. The most recent accident took place in a mine...
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