Posted by Zach Edling | Nov 7, 2012 | News
The reelection of U.S. President Barack Obama strengthens the ties between the United States and Colombia, said the U.S. ambassador to Colombia on Wednesday. “What we have been doing is deepen[ing] the relationship,...
Read MorePosted by Zach Edling | Nov 6, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office must begin prosecuting illegal miners, the country’s Inspector General said Tuesday. According to Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez, Colombian law has established...
Read MorePosted by Zach Edling | Nov 6, 2012 | Economy
The state of Interbolsa, Colombia’s largest brokerage firm, is so dire, the only solution is for the company to be bought by a new investor, reported economic newspaper Portafolio Tuesday. Since Monday night, two banks...
Read MorePosted by Zach Edling | Nov 6, 2012 | War and peace
Colombia’s second largest rebel group ELN on Tuesday called peace talks between the FARC and the government “cheap” and claims they are “doomed to perish.” Colombia’s second largest guerrilla...
Read MorePosted by Zach Edling | Nov 5, 2012 | News
Wildfires in northeast Colombia have destroyed more than 24 acres of forest, reported local media Monday. A forest fire in Piedecuesta in the Santander department broke out Sunday morning and was not tamed until Monday...
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