Posted by Stephen Manker | Jun 22, 2011 | Economy
The president of the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) asserted Wednesday that Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos’ comments regarding an unnamed oil contractor submitting to extortion demands must be clarified....
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Thirty of Colombia’s 32 departments filed complaints of voter tampering and “transhumance,” reported Caracol Radio Tuesday. The only two departments that have not detected election fraud are San Andreas and...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jun 21, 2011 | News
A New York judge convicted three members of Colombia’s largest guerrilla group FARC on Tuesday for the kidnapping of an American in Panama in 2008. Federal Judge Jed Rakoff found Edilberto Berrio Ortiz, Alejandro...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jun 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
The internationally renowned “merenguero,” Juan Luis Guerra, will perform a concert in Bogota on August 18. “Asondeguerra,” the name of Guerra’s 11th album and current tour, will stop in London,...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jun 21, 2011 | News
Police found a minefield on a road in the southern Caqueta department that was allegedly installed by FARC guerrillas, reported Caracol Radio on Tuesday. According to the commander of the local police department, authorities...
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