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U.S.: Coca Cultivation Up Despite Six Years of Plan Colombia

Source: Inter Press Service

Bogotá :: Colombia | 2 months ago | No category

Despite the expenditure of nearly five billion dollars in U.S. military, security, and economic assistance, the cultivation of coca leaf and production of cocaine in Colombia actually increased between 2000 and 2007, according to a major review by the U.S....

Colombia acts on pyramid collapse

Source: CNN

Bogotá :: Colombia | about 1 month ago | Business News

The Colombian government declared a state of emergency Monday, allowing officials to take over businesses that have used pyramid schemes to steal millions of dollars from 3 million investors. The government immediately took over 60 branches of a company called...

Difficulties in Colombia deal hit Gilat

Source: Globes Online

Bogotá :: Colombia | about 1 month ago | Business News

Revenue for the third quarter of 2008 fell to $65.3 million, from $71.5 million for the same period in 2007. Net loss for the third quarter of 2008 was $0.5 million or $0.01 per diluted share, compared with net profit...

Colombian rebels offer to release hostages

Source: Denver Post

Bogotá :: Colombia | 16 days ago | No category

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia said in a statement that the release would happen soon but did not give a date, Radio Caracol reported. "As an irrefutable demonstration of our good will and as a gesture aimed at creating...

Unemployment climbs to 10.8 percent in Colombia

Source: Miami Herald

Bogotá :: Colombia | 7 days ago | Business News

Colombia's unemployment rate rose to 10.8 percent in November as the world financial crisis slowed economic growth. The national statistics office says joblessness increased from 10.1 percent in October, and from 9.4 percent in the same period of 2007.

Volcano kills morethan 8 killed, in Bogota, Colombia.

Posted by: aarana

Bogotá :: Colombia | about 1 month ago | Conflict & Tragedy

The Nevado del Huila volcano, 250 kilometers southwest of the capital Bogota, began erupting on Thursday. Snow and ice slid down the 5,300-meter-high mountain on Friday, triggering mudslides that 2008/11/23 , 16:33 have destroyed homes and bridges. mudslides caused by...

Colombia declares emergency to deal with money scams

Source: Gulf News

Bogotá :: Colombia | about 1 month ago | Business News

The measure came after panic spread among investors across Colombia last week after one suspect financial agency halted payments. Disturbances broke out in 12 states, police said, and investors stormed offices in the southwestern cites of Pasto and Popayan, threatening...

Breaking news:Country's most powerful Drug Lord is handed over to US.

Posted by: aarana

Bogotá :: Colombia | 24 days ago | No category

Mr Diego Montoya arrived aboard a US military plane in Miami, where he is scheduled to appear in court on Monday to face 12 charges including drug trafficking, obstruction of justice, money-laundering and murder. Colombia has extradited Montoya, alleged to...

Flim-flam men become heroes in Colombian crackdown

Source: Houston Chronicle

Bogotá :: Colombia | about 1 month ago | Business News

In retrospect, the name probably should have set off a few alarm bells: Rapid Money, Easy Cash. But if police officers, professors and city officials were sinking the equivalent of millions of dollars into the upstart financial institution that promised...

Conned Colombians riot over "pyramid" scams

Source: B92

Bogotá :: Colombia | about 1 month ago | Conflict & Tragedy

There have been violent protests across Colombia after thousands of people lost savings in pyramid investment schemes. Curfews have been imposed in place in three cities after victims of the scams vented their anger on the streets. A number of...