Posted by Travis Mannon | Oct 25, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office has officially begun an investigation into the director of Colombia’s intelligence agency DAS, Colombian media reported. DAS chief Felipe Muñoz is being investigated for...
Read MorePosted by Travis Mannon | Oct 21, 2011 | Economy
The free trade agreement between the U.S. and Colombia will produce “concrete benefits of economic growth and social transformation,” Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced after U.S. President Barack Obama...
Read MorePosted by Travis Mannon | Oct 21, 2011 | News
U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law the free trade agreement with Colombia Friday, marking the end of seven years of legislative effort. The president also signed similar trade agreements with Panama and South Korea. The...
Read MorePosted by Travis Mannon | Oct 21, 2011 | News
President Juan Manuel Santos hopes that the left-wing guerrilla organization FARC can follow the example of Basque separatist group ETA, which recently announced the end of its armed campaign against the Spanish state. “I...
Read MorePosted by Travis Mannon | Oct 21, 2011 | News
A nation-wide student strike against higher education reform costs Colombia $5.6 million each day, said the country’s education minister Thursday. “The cost of the strike is enormous because one day of closure of all...
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