Colombian cocaine production fell 39% in 2009: US
Colombia’s production of cocaine dropped by 39% in 2009, according to a report presented Wednesday by the U.S. Ambassador to Bogota, William Brownfield. The cultivation of coca crops fell by…
Colombia’s production of cocaine dropped by 39% in 2009, according to a report presented Wednesday by the U.S. Ambassador to Bogota, William Brownfield. The cultivation of coca crops fell by…
President Hugo Chavez said Monday that Venezuela has received thousands of Russian-made missiles and rocket launchers as part of his government’s military preparations for a possible armed conflict with neighboring…
FARC declare Monday that establishing a continental political movement is an “urgent duty”, and state that the U.S. seeks to destabilize democratic processes in Latin America. The declarations were made…
Three Colombian men accused of belonging to the Colombian rebel group FARC have been arrested and charged with holding a U.S. citizen hostage for more than 10 months, U.S. prosecutors…
U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Brownfield said Friday he respects recent acquital of former Admiral Gabriel Arango Bacci for alleged links to drug trafficking, but someone must answer for selling…
Colombian exports fell 17.3 percent in the first ten months of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008, according to a report by statistics agency DANE. Traditional exports fell…
As a result of a 71.1% drop in Colombian exports to Venezuela in October, China surpassed Colombia’s neighbor as its second largest export market. The United States remain the biggest.…
President Alvaro Uribe on Wednesday accused Colombians of joining international organizations in an attempt to prevent other countries from signing trade agreements with Colombia. “Our own countrymen are joining international…
Air Force General Douglas Fraser, commander of the United States’ Southern Command, on Tuesday inspected two Colombian military bases the U.S. is allowed to use for counternarcotics operations. According to…