Posted by Matt Snyder | Aug 5, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Justice and Peace commission requested an investigation into ties between ex-President Alvaro Uribe and violent paramilitaries. The commission wants to investigate ties between Uribe’s sons and former...
Read MorePosted by Matt Snyder | Aug 5, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s central bank announced that it projects $200 million worth of losses in 2011, despite netting $188 million so far this year, El Espectador reported Friday. The bank noted that the expected losses were due to...
Read MorePosted by Matt Snyder | Aug 5, 2011 | Economy
Colombia is studying the feasibility of a new oil pipeline crossing the Andes mountains from the oil-rich Llanos Basin to the Pacific coast to help tap Asian markets, the country’s energy minister said on Thursday. Latin...
Read MorePosted by Matt Snyder | Aug 5, 2011 | News
Colombian police said Friday that they have identified three suspects who are believed to be accomplices in the hacking of a number of state websites, Caracol Radio reported. Earlier this week hackers shut down the websites of...
Read MorePosted by Matt Snyder | Aug 5, 2011 | News
The two attacks against vehicles and employees of oil and research companies in the Caqueta department this week are believed to be reprisals for failure to pay extortion, Caracol Radio reported Friday. The attacks were...
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