Bloomberg
Friday, May 21, 2010 - 00:00
Santos, of the La U party, would get 39 percent in the first round of voting May 30, compared with 34 percent for Mockus, according to the poll published last night by CM& Television
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 00:00
Mario Ernesto Villanueva Madrid, the former governor of the state of Quintana Roo, was charged in two indictments, one that accused him of conspiring to import "hundreds of tons" of cocaine.
Friday, May 7, 2010 - 00:00
Colombia's Green Party candidate Antanas Mockus maintained his lead over former Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos in two polls published three weeks before the country's presidential election.
Thursday, May 6, 2010 - 00:00
Colombia, blocked from signing a free-trade deal with the U.S., must focus on building economic and political relationships with Asian countries to secure its future, Vice President Francisco Santos said.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - 00:00
Colombia's peso bonds rose, pushing yields to a five-month low, as the central bank's unexpected interest-rate cut fueled demand for the fixed-rate securities.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - 00:00
Honduran Foreign Minister Mario Canahuati said a truth commission that begins operations tomorrow and will study the circumstances of last year’s coup will help the country return to the Organization of American States and reduce investor concerns over
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - 00:00
Samper said Santos was part of a coalition involving paramilitaries, drug traffickers and guerrillas that tried to "bring down" his 1994 to 1998 government.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - 00:00
Chavez, who said last week that former Colombian defense minister and presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos could "generate a war" if elected, said last night that he has no preferred candidate for the May 30 election.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 00:00
Mockus may get 50 percent of the second-round vote in June versus 37 percent for Santos.
Monday, April 26, 2010 - 00:00
"One of the reasons for the fall in gross domestic product in 2009 and now the first quarter of 2010, according to preliminary data, is the fall in car imports. What does that have to do with socialism?"