Posted by Zach Edling | Dec 10, 2012 | News
The municipalization of trash collection in Colombia’s capital Bogota mean hundreds of workers lose their jobs, the major admitted in a video Sunday. In a candid conversation that was leaked to Noticias Uno, Bogota Mayor...
Read MorePosted by Zach Edling | Dec 7, 2012 | War and peace
Former Colombia presidential candidate and Bogota mayor Antanas Mockus has offered to assist rebel group FARC’s transition into politics, if and when a peace accord is reached with the government. The former mayor of...
Read MorePosted by Zach Edling | Dec 6, 2012 | Economy
A Colombian congressman on Thursday claimed that government financial regulators failed to adequately monitor InterBolsa, which used to be the country’s largest brokerage firm until its recent liquidation, because several...
Read MorePosted by Zach Edling | Dec 6, 2012 | News
A former commander of now-defunct paramilitary group AUC has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the 2000 murder of seven prosecution officials, reported local media Wednesday. A judge in Valledupar sentenced Rodrigo Tovar...
Read MorePosted by Zach Edling | Dec 6, 2012 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday announced that the Colombian government will invest close to $110 million in the islands of San Andres, Providencia and Santa Catalina. The tiny Caribbean island of San Andres...
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