Posted by Rosemary Westwood | May 2, 2012 | News
The prostitutes caught up in the Cartagena Secret Service scandal do not have links to terrorist organizations or drug cartels in Colombia, and only nine of 12 were paid for their services, according to documents revealed...
Read MorePosted by Rosemary Westwood | May 2, 2012 | Caribbean
The shallow waters around Baru on Colombia’s Caribbean coast are famous for sheltering a technicolor array of coral life — now a new private houseboat has made this slice of sea also home to tourists. Located...
Read MorePosted by Rosemary Westwood | May 1, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s state oil company Ecopetrol saw profits soar 28 percent in the first quarter of this year, compared to 2011, the company announced. Earnings reached $2.4 billion through March, up from $1.9 billion in the same period...
Read MorePosted by Rosemary Westwood | May 1, 2012 | News
Colombia’s president Juan Manuel Santos has called for the FARC to uphold a vow to end the kidnapping of civilians and release captured French journalist Romeo Langlois. His words came after the French foreign ministry made...
Read MorePosted by Rosemary Westwood | Apr 30, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s central bank has kept the interest rate at 5.25% for the second month in a row as worries of inflation eased, the bank announced Monday. The decision suggests the bank’s consistent interest rate hikes over...
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