Colombia 45th on Economic Freedom Index
Colombia ranks 45th among 175 nations evaluated in the 2010 Index of Economic Freedom. The Andean nation improved 2.5 points from last year in this year’s Heritage Foundation Index of Economic…
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Govt to prevent corruption with flood relief funds
Colombia will monitor funds allocated for aid to flood victims “through a magnifying glass” amid fears that local officials may use aid funds to rally political support for the upcoming…
Former officials to testify in Tomas Uribe bribery case
Several former government officials have been called to testify against the son of Alvaro Uribe who is accused of having offered bribes to secure his father’s re-election in 2006. Among…
Colombian officials investigated over floods
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office started an investigation against officials whose alleged negligence or corruption may have contributed to catastrophic floods that hit vast regions in the country. According to outgoing…
Authorities seize assets of Bogota mayor
Colombia’s Comptroller General ordered the seizure of assets of Bogota mayor Samuel Moreno, who is investigated for corruption. Comptroller General Sandra Morelli also ordered the investigation of Bogota’s former mayor…
Uribe opens Twitter attack on journalist
Following a critical column about the business of Alvaro Uribe’s son Tomas, Colombia’s former President on Sunday accused a journalist of receiving money from a drug trafficker. Uribe responded to…
Uribe’s son faces conflict of interest allegations
Former President Alvaro Uribe’s son Tomas allegedly attempted to bring Colombian company the Nule Group and a Brazilian construction firm together in a joint bid for a public works contract…
Uribe admits ‘suggesting’ aides seek political asylum
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe on Thursday admitted to advising several of his former aides to seek political asylum abroad amid criminal investigations for corruption and the illegal wiretapping of…
Blanco Maya called for questioning
Jamie Blanco Maya, the brother of Colombia’s former Inspector General Edgardo Maya, was called for questioning by a human right prosecutor in relation to the murder of two unionists working…