Posted by Tom Heyden | Mar 3, 2011 | News
Colombia’s former Interior and Justice Minister Sabas Pretelt de la Vega has admitted that he met with paramilitary leaders but insisted this was appropriate while serving in his role as minister, he told W Radio Thursday....
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Colombia’s national tax office DIAN announced Wednesday that contraband smuggling, primarily of liquor and cigarettes, costs Colombia $1.5 billion a year. The president of the Federation of Departments, Andres Gonzalez,...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Mar 2, 2011 | News
Former President Alvaro Uribe’s public backing of the Green Party’s candidate for Bogota mayor creates fissures in the pro-Uribe Partido de la U, and prompts protests by young Green Party supporters. Uribe’s...
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The FARC launched two cylinder bombs at a school in northern Antioquia, causing damage to the school and surrounding properties but no injuries, El Colombiano reported Wednesday. Army officials explained that guerrillas from the...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Mar 1, 2011 | News
The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tells a congressional hearing in Washington, D.C., that the government intends to approve the free trade agreements (FTA) with Colombia and Panama “this year,” El...
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