Posted by Rob Edmond | Dec 21, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s tobacco farmers are hoping to vastly increase crops to take advantage of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, reported local media. Colombia’s Radio Caracol reported that farmers are...
Read MorePosted by Rob Edmond | Dec 21, 2012 | Culture
A former hostage of Colombia’s largest guerrilla group FARC has prevented the release of a film, centered on her story, in her native Colombia, reported media reports. Colombian news outlet CMI reported that the lawyer and...
Read MorePosted by Rob Edmond | Dec 20, 2012 | News
Colombia’s Senate President apologized to the country’s vice president, ex-president, the LGBT community and internet users, local media reported on Thursday. Senate President Roy Barreras directed the public mea...
Read MorePosted by Rob Edmond | Dec 20, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s GDP suffered an extreme slowdown in the third quarter of 2012 growing just 2.1% — a five percent drop from last year’s numbers. According to DANE [The National Administrative Department of...
Read MorePosted by Rob Edmond | Dec 20, 2012 | News
The Vatican announced that Pope Benedict XVI approved the canonization of Laura de Jesus Montoya, making her Colombia’s first native-born saint, reported local media. Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday approved the canonization...
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