Nelson Bocanegra
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 07:21
Veterans of Colombia's FARC guerrilla army could soon be making a living as eco-tourism guides, beef processors or cheese makers under plans by the Marxist group to invest in economic projects once a peace deal takes hold.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - 00:00
The problem for ordinary Colombians, Ortega says, is that laundered goods are mostly sold at below-market prices, which elbows out and often shutters competitors
Friday, July 13, 2012 - 00:00
Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, who was finance minister under Santos' predecessor Alvaro Uribe, says he worries Colombia is going back to the days when it was too dangerous to go out at night
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 00:00
Colombia's economy accelerated by 4.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, the government said.
Friday, September 25, 2009 - 00:00
The two governments issued a joint statement on Thursday saying that Colombia agrees to launch no more attacks on Ecuadorean territory and that Ecuador will not tolerate the presence of irregular armed groups
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - 00:00
Colombia's Defense Minister Gabriel Silva said no deal was reached on Tuesday due to a lack of cooperation on arms proliferation, anti-narcotics measures and the presence of "terrorist" groups
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 - 00:00
The Organization of American States said on Monday it will probe claims by Colombia that Ecuador has cooperated with leftist guerrillas and the United States called on Venezuela to get tough on the rebels
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 - 00:00
Venezuela's left-wing government, which has voiced solidarity with the rebels' goals, called Negroponte's statement "irresponsible and abusive"
Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 00:00
"If this were to drag on three or four or five days, for security reasons, it could collapse and we would have to think of something else"
Saturday, December 29, 2007 - 00:00
A Venezuelan helicopter mission to rescue three hostages held for years by Colombian rebels in jungle camps was delayed again on Saturday