Posted by Narayan Buckley | Dec 18, 2012 | News
The 1.5 tons of cocaine seized by Colombian police on Monday in Cartagena was allegedly intended for the notorious Mexican drug cartel, “Los Zetas”, reported local media on Tuesday. “The initial investigation...
Read MorePosted by Narayan Buckley | Dec 17, 2012 | News
Police in Cartagena have seized 1.5 tons of cocaine in a container that was to be shipped to Honduras, en route to the US, local media sources reported Monday. El Universal reported the driver of the truck, Alexander Valencia...
Read MorePosted by Narayan Buckley | Dec 17, 2012 | War and peace
The forum for land and rural development has begun, as part of the on-going peace process, in order to solicit views and opinions on food production and land limitaion in Colombia, reported El Tiempo Monday. There have been...
Read MorePosted by Narayan Buckley | Dec 14, 2012 | News
Colombia’s Supreme Court has ruled that the state must pay compensation to around 20 families who lost their homes due to fighting between FARC and the Colombia army in the town of San Gil, in the north eastern department...
Read MorePosted by Narayan Buckley | Dec 14, 2012 | Economy
President Juan Manuel Santos emphasised Friday that “a minimum wage that is too high promotes unemployment and encourages informality,” pouring cold water on any hopes Colombians may have had in a significant...
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