Posted by Stephen Manker | Jun 8, 2011 | Economy
Bogota will sell its 86.6% stake in Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota (ETB), the mayor’s office announced Wednesday. After two unsuccessful years of searching for a “strategic partner,” the mayor’s...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jun 8, 2011 | Economy
94.7% of Medoro Resources security holders and 87.36% of Gran Colombia Gold shareholders vote in favor of a merger between the two Canadian gold mining companies. The two companies have major stakes in Colombia’s gold...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jun 8, 2011 | News
Persistent rains have flooded villages, destroyed crops, and inundate buildings in 15 municipalities in the Antioquia department over the last week. Approximately 4,000 people have been affected, reported Caracol Radio...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jun 8, 2011 | News
Seven people were assassinated in three seperate shootings in the northern department of Santander Tuesday afternoon. Five men riding in a car through a rural area of the department were killed by a motorcyclist who fired...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jun 7, 2011 | Economy
Car sales in Colombia went up 49.1% in May compared to the same month last year, a consulting firm said. According to Colombian consulting firm Econometria, 28,205 cars were sold in May. Cumulative automobile sales for the year...
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