‘Santos is not Uribe’s clone’
As the handover of power from outgoing Colombian President Alvaro Uribe to President-elect Juan Manuel Santos draws closer, a U.S. analyst likens the transition to that between former U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan and…
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IACHR satisified with Colombian Supreme Court rulings
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) met Tuesday with Colombia’s Supreme Court in Bogota’s Palace of Justice, and reported it was satisfied with the rulings handed down by the South…
Santos names Holguin foreign minster
Colombian President-elect Juan Manuel Santos named Colombia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Maria Angela Holguin, as his foreign minister on Thursday. Holguin, who also held the position of Colombia’s ambassador to…
What next for Uribe?
Outgoing President Alvaro Uribe has no intention of leaving Colombia, as many former presidents have, but instead has grand plans to create an online university and try his hand at…
Tourism doubled during Uribe’s presidency: Minister
According to Colombia’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism, the number of tourists visiting the Andean nation has more than doubled during the presidency of Alvaro Uribe, reported Dinero.com on…
Candidates’ campaign catch phrases
Campaign slogans and catch phrases play an important role in how an election candidate is perceived and remembered. U.S. President Barack Obama used the phrase “Yes we can” to express…
Mockus: Style over substance?
Colombian political website La Silla Vacia says that Antanas Mockus, the Green Party candidate riding high in the polls, has policies which are seriously underdeveloped compared to those of the…
Mockus: I will not allow Chavez’s revolution into Colombia
Colombian presidential candidate Antanas Mockus Antanas Mockus denied Wednesday at a Reuters forum on Investment in Latin America, that if elected he would allow Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to export his socialist…
The fight for Colombia’s presidency gets dirty
With less than a month to go until Colombia elects its next president, the rumor mill is in overdrive, with some candidates falling prey to smear campaigns and other down-right…