Posted by Rosemary Westwood | May 16, 2012 | News
Colombia’s government on Tuesday offered a $279,500 reward for information in on a bomb attack on a former minister in Bogota, which left two people dead and as many as 51 wounded. “We are offering a reward of up to...
Read MorePosted by Rosemary Westwood | May 15, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s ambassador to the United States painted a rosy picture of economic growth in Colombia as the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two nations takes effect Tuesday. The agreement will be a...
Read MorePosted by Rosemary Westwood | May 15, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s oil output reached 955,000 barrels a day in April, the largest yield this year, the Ministry of Mines and Energy announced Tuesday. Production in April was up an average 4000 barrels a day from the 950,939...
Read MorePosted by Rosemary Westwood | May 15, 2012 | Economy
President Juan Manuel Santos said Tuesday 100 thousand new jobs will be created each year through Colombia’s Free Trade Agreement with the United States, which started Tuesday. “When one takes stock of winners and...
Read MorePosted by Rosemary Westwood | May 15, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States will not end agriculture production in the country, the agriculture minister said defending the deal, which takes effect Tuesday. Juan Camilo Restrepo made the...
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