Posted by Tom Heyden | Jan 31, 2011 | News
Angelino Lizcano has been elected as the new president of Colombia’s Superior Judicial Council, replacing Judge Francisco Escobar. Lizcano, a lawyer from Caqueta, studied at the Free University and was also manager of the...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Jan 31, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s finance minister announced a new system for calculating fuel prices to soften increases in gasoline costs, reports RCN Radio Tuesday. Juan Carlos Echeverry explained that the new system, which will be in place...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Jan 31, 2011 | News
Colombia’s State Council requests a disciplinary investigation into the former inspector general, who allegedly ordered the illegal wiretapping of over 50 state officials. Edgardo Maya Villazon, who stepped down in January...
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Colombia’s inspector general has begun oral proceedings against Bogota politicians who are accused of fraudulently awarding public works contracts. Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez believes that he has collected enough...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Jan 30, 2011 | News
Dan Kovalik, a prominent U.S. labor and human rights lawyer, lays out his reasons why Washington should not ratify a free trade agreement (FTA) with Colombia, and why he thinks President Obama will not do so. Kovalik, who serves...
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