Posted by Tom Heyden | Feb 3, 2011 | News
The Minister of Interior and Justice said that seven governors have not yet provided details of how they plan to use relief money to help those affected by the rainy season, RCN Radio reports Thursday. German Vargas Lleras...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Feb 2, 2011 | Economy
The Ministries of Finance and Mining have sent a letter to Congress urging it to approve President Santos’ decree proposing the sale of 10% of state-owned oil company Ecopetrol. The profits from the sale of shares would be...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Feb 2, 2011 | News
President Santos calls for a broad restructuring of the mining sector following the deaths of 26 miners in two separate accidents less than a week apart. Twenty-one miners were killed and several wounded in an explosion at a...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Feb 2, 2011 | zSports
The Colombian soccer team has dropped two places to 50th in the latest FIFA rankings. Unsurprisingly, European and World champions Spain lead the way, followed by World Cup finalists Netherlands and the consistent trio of...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Feb 2, 2011 | News
Enrique Peñalosa, Green Party candidate for Bogota mayor, criticizes the project to extend the TransMilenio bus system to Carrera Septima, RCN Radio reports Wednesday. The candidate said that halting the project to build a...
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