Posted by Travis Mannon | Aug 10, 2011 | News
Senator Armando Benedetti claimed that former President Alvaro Uribe will join the opposition to President Juan Manuel Santos after the upcoming October elections, newspaper El Espectador reported Wednesday. “In this...
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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the free trade agreement (FTA) between Canada and Colombia will take effect August 15. According to the prime minister’s press release, the announcement was made during...
Read MorePosted by Travis Mannon | Aug 10, 2011 | Economy
Colombia could be losing up to $3.3 billion annually due to sales tax (IVA) evasion and smuggling, announced the director of Colombia’s tax agency (DIAN). According to various Colombian media, DIAN director Juan Ricardo...
Read MorePosted by Travis Mannon | Aug 10, 2011 | News
Former Senator Piedad Cordoba will not follow through on her announcement of the unilateral release of 19 hostages held in captivity by the left-wing guerrilla group FARC, newspaper El Espectador reported Wednesday. Cordoba...
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The governor of the northwestern Cordoba department offers the defense minister her job for one month amid growing concern about the security of her population. In an interview with El Espectador, Governor Marta Saenz Correa...
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