Posted by Tom Heyden | Feb 18, 2011 | News
Colombian mayors’ and ranchers’ associations warn that security has deteriorated in the country, in direct contradiction of President Santos’ claim that it is improving, El Espectador reported Friday. Gilberto...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Feb 17, 2011 | News
The army discovered a large amount of rebel explosives during ongoing military operations against the FARC in the south of Colombia, El Espectador reports Thursday. Army officials uncovered the secret stash while undertaking...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Feb 16, 2011 | News
One in three of the 280,000 people displaced in Colombia during 2010 were supposedly from areas that officially had been “consolidated” by the government. According to a report by CODHES, a Colombian NGO that...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Feb 16, 2011 | News
Police capture a third suspect accused of involvement in the killing of two Colombian students in the department of Cordoba in January, El Espectador reported Wednesday. Rafael Ernesto Grandes Serpa is allegedly a member of...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Feb 16, 2011 | Economy
The top executives of 18 leading Colombian companies commence “Colombia Day” at the New York Stock Exchange with the honor of ringing the bell to open the markets, Caracol reports Wednesday. The first ‘Colombia...
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