Posted by Toni Peters | Aug 31, 2011 | News
Colombia paid out $23.6 million after losing 11 cases in the Inter-American Court on Human Rights (IACHR) over a five year period, Colombian media reported Tuesday. One of the cases was that of the assassination of Communist...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Aug 31, 2011 | News
The former Secretary General of Colombia’s Agriculture Ministry was released from prison where he was held awaiting trial for his role in the AIS agricultural subsidy corruption scandal, Colombian news station W Radio...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Aug 31, 2011 | News
The Colombian government said Tuesday it will invest $30 million in an action plan to be able to quickly attend to emergencies expected during the upcoming rainy season predicted for September. Director of Risk Management of the...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Aug 30, 2011 | News
Colombia passed a law to criminalize racial and other types of discrimination with penalties of one to three years in prison and fines of up to $4,500 for those found guilty, Colombian media reported Tuesday. The law has made it...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Aug 30, 2011 | Economy
Billionaire Sam Zell said he will enter the Colombian and Indian real estate market in the next two weeks. Zell, chairman of Chicago-based Equity International told Bloomberg television he is choosing to invest in Colombia and...
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