Helen Murphy
Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 00:00
Colombia's economy will expand 2 percent to 3 percent in 2010 as the global recovery kicks in
Thursday, September 3, 2009 - 00:00
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe cleared another hurdle toward running for re-election as the lower house approved a national referendum on changing the constitution
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - 00:00
Parties across Colombia's political spectrum, including the Polo Democratico Alternativo, the Liberal Party, La U and Conservative party, rejected what they view as intervention by Chavez in Colombian politics
Monday, August 24, 2009 - 00:00
Presidents from 12 Latin American countries will meet in Argentina this week in a bid to defuse tensions over the accord.
Monday, August 24, 2009 - 00:00
The bill calls for a binding referendum that would ask if the constitution should be amended to allow presidents to run for three straight terms
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 00:00
Latin American presidents from Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela asked Colombia to clarify a plan to allow the U.S. military to use Colombian bases
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 00:00
The upper house version calls for a binding referendum to remove constitutional term limits and allow Uribe, who hasn't disclosed his intentions about a third term, to run again in 2010. The lower house measure would require him to sit out a term before
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 00:00
The Colombian government has said the one-year credit line is "precautionary" and that it has no intention of using the money
Sunday, May 10, 2009 - 00:00
Policy makers lowered their forecast for growth this year from as much as 3 percent as the global recession hurts consumer confidence, capital flows and exports
Friday, April 17, 2009 - 00:00
As the world seeks to prevent the use of minors in armed conflict, thousands -- some as young as 11 -- bear arms in Colombia's illegal forces, according to New York-based Human Rights Watch