Posted by Toni Peters | Sep 2, 2011 | News
Green Party candidate Enrique Peñalosa was top choice for voters in the Bogota mayoral election, according to an opinion poll conducted by news program CM& and the National Consultancy Center. Less than two months away from...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Sep 2, 2011 | News
A letter allegedly written by a FARC leader showed the rebel group aims to increase recruitment of minors as many guerrilla fighters are aging and illiterate, newspaper El Espectador reported Friday. A child of 13 was seen by...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Sep 2, 2011 | News
Colombia’s inspector general severely criticized a report by NGO Nuevo Arco Iris regarding electoral candidates with criminal backgrounds. Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez Maldonado said “[the one] who can...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Sep 2, 2011 | News
An alleged FARC leader is convicted of conspiracy to import thousands of kilograms of cocaine into the United States and is facing a sentence of 10 years to life in prison. Colombian Ignacio Leal Garcia, captured in April 2009...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Sep 1, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s petroleum production for August stands at 953,000 barrels a day, up from 783,000 barrels a day registered in July 2010 announced the Mining and Energy Minister. Mining and Energy Minister Carlos Rodado Noriega...
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