Posted by Toni Peters | May 20, 2011 | News
One in nine Colombians, around five million people, live on less than $110 a month, said the head of the government planning department, local media reported Friday. Hernando Jose Gomez, director of the planning department,...
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In terms of internet use, Colombia is where the U.S. was 10 years ago, said a Google representative, Portafolio reported Friday. Daniel Gerstacov, the Latin American director at the Google Press Summit, said “Colombia has the...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | May 20, 2011 | News
Congressman Ivan Cepeda has asked Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to remove five of the country’s ambassadors for grave misconduct, local media reported Friday. Congressman Cepeda, from Polo Democratico, has asked...
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The alleged head of a money laundering network who transferred cash from Colombia to the Netherlands was arrested in Amsterdam, Dutch media reported Friday. Details of the arrest of the 53-year-old female were released by the...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | May 20, 2011 | News
President Juan Manuel Santos has appointed a new ambassador to the People’s Republic of China in a ceremony Thursday, according to a presidential communique. Carlos Ignacio Urrea Arbalaez from Medellin has spent 23 years as the...
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