Posted by Stephen Manker | Jul 13, 2011 | Economy
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Congress on Tuesday to approve pending free trade agreements (FTAs), including one with Colombia, in order to stimulate the U.S. economy and job market. Clinton addressed U.S...
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Leon Valencia, head of NGO Nuevo Arco Iris and high-profile opponent of former President Alvaro Uribe, defended his recent government contract to identify corrupt political candidates in the October elections. Valencia has been...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jul 13, 2011 | News
A commercial helicopter flying from the capital city of Bogota to the department of Tolima crashed Tuesday, killing both pilot and passenger. According to newspaper El Tiempo, the U.S.-registered aircraft was only 5 miles away...
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The FARC’s 6th Front on Tuesday attacked a police checkpoint in Toribio, a town in the southwest of Colombia that was nearly destroyed on Saturday when guerrillas set off a car bomb that killed six and injured dozens of...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jul 12, 2011 | News
The granting of a government contract to an organization headed by a high-profile opponent of former President Alvaro Uribe has infuriated Uribe supporters in the coalition of the current president, Juan Manuel Santos, local...
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