PANAMA CITY (AP) — Businessman Ricardo Martinelli was sworn in as Panama’s new president on Wednesday, promising to start the biggest job-creation push ever in the country.
Martinelli said he wants to make the nation of 3.3 million inhabitants the best place to do business in Latin America.
Last year, cocaine production fell by 28 percent in Colombia. In addition, security forces seized and destroyed a record 200 tons of the stuff. The main causes for this decline are a drop in demand from the 17 million cocaine users world-wide.
by Vivian Sequera
BOGOTA — A year after Colombian military agents disguised as international aid workers helicoptered Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. military contractors to freedom, an offer by their former leftist rebel captors to unilaterally free two hostages is in limbo.
Sir;
I have relatives in central America & Venezuela, & know the area well. The following was just received from one of my cousins who’s a retired senior officer from the Venezuelan military. It’s an eMail he received and forwarded to me:
There has NOT been a coup in Honduras. The country is NOT in crisis.
WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke hosted a meeting with Colombian President Álvaro Uribe at the Commerce Department today. This was the first meeting between President Uribe and Secretary Locke.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Monday he is confident the U.S. and Colombia can ultimately reach a deal on a stalled trade agreement, despite continuing concern about the killings of labor leaders in Colombia.
(Bloomberg)—Chile’s peso slid the most in two months after the U.S. government reported that the jobless rate climbed and employers cut more jobs than forecast last month, sapping investor appetite for emerging-market assets.
By Inti Landauro, Dow Jones Newswires
BOGOTA (Dow Jones)--Emgesa, the Colombian power-generation unit of Spanish energy company Endesa SA (ELEZF), will sell as much as 400 billion Colombian pesos ($188 million) in bonds on the local market Thursday, Emgesa said in an ad published in the newspaper La Republica.
Colombia Law & Business Post
by Hunter Carter
A big chunk of the almost $4Bn now of annual capital inflows to Colombia comes from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private sector lending arm.
Rome - Two child victims of Italy’s freight train crash died Wednesday, bringing the death toll for the accident to 16. The incident occurred when the train derailed, crashed and exploded in the Tuscan port city Viareggio just after midnight on Monday.
BY MIRANDA BAINES AND ROBIN CLAYTON
Staff writers
Published: July 1, 2009
They came from near and far to make a difference in the lives of Rockingham County residents. They are the World Changers team, and they showed up bright and early at their work sites Monday morning to begin working on houses in need of repair.
The war on crime is near the top of the Conservative government’s agenda, so it’s little surprise that Justice Minister Rob Nicholson has enjoyed a busy year. In February and April, he proposed a series of mandatory minimum sentences for crimes from drug trafficking to auto theft. On June 5, he tabled legislation aimed at repealing the “faint hope” clause that allows convicted murderers to seek an early parole hearing.
LIBANO, Colombia—In March, government agents shot and killed a notorious guerrilla chief known as Comandante Mauricio. His unit, called the “Bolsheviks,” had rampaged through the countryside for years, kidnapping, extorting and murdering.
This creamy salad is very popular in Colombian’s fast food restaurants and street hot dogs stands.
Every time I visit Medellin, I go to a restaurant called Frisby. Their specialty is fried chicken and the cole slaw they make is the best I ever had. If you ever go to Medellin you must visit Frisby and have the fried chicken with honey, beans, and cole slaw.
Wigan boss Roberto Martinez believes Hugo Rodallega’s unique attributes will allow him to prove a success in England.
The Colombian striker joined the Latics in January after a deal agreed for this summer was rushed through by then manager Steve Bruce in order to cover Emile Heskey’s move to Aston Villa.
BOGOTA, June 28 (Reuters) - Once Caldas won the Colombian Apertura championship when they upset Atletico Junior 3-1 away in the second leg of the final in Barranquilla on Sunday.
...No one seems to know how many there are. Passersby are too busy going to and fro their business to contemplate the growth of their ranks. They are the “canchosos” (street dogs) who roam freely...More.
Step aside, Julio Iglesias and all you other romantic Latino singers, Paco the Parrot is here.
Bogota Free Planet (BFP) promised they would record for CFP the Parrots of Anapoima belting out the haunting refrain from the song “Cucurrucucu Paloma”, and that’s just what they did.
While soap opera fans the world over are watching the never-ending misadventures of “Bety la fea” (Ugly Betty), there is another every day soap opera going on in a certain Anapoima mandarino tree.
Ugly Betty, a telenovela filmed in Colombia, written by Fernando Gaitan and produced between 1999 through 2001 by the Colombian network RCN, features Beatriz Aurora Pinzon Solano, an unattractive--but very brainy woman--working for the Eco Moda company, who is constantly mocked by her prettier workmates.
If you think parrots like “The Dancing Parrot” are captivating on television, you should see them in their natural habitat. And now you can on CFP’s sister site, Bogota Free Planet (BFP)!
A love triangle, better than anything Hollywood can offer, continues in an Anapoima mandarino tree among the passionate `Paco’ `Paca’ and `Rosa’. Together forever, Paco was the perfect hubby for Paca--until Rosa flew along.
BY MIRANDA BAINES AND ROBIN CLAYTON
This creamy salad is very popular in Colombian’s fast food restaurants and street hot dogs stands.
Wigan boss Roberto Martinez believes Hugo Rodallega’s unique attributes will allow him to prove a success in England.
...No one seems to know how many there are. Passersby are too busy going to and fro their business to contemplate the growth of their ranks. They are the “canchosos” (street dogs) who roam freely...
Step aside, Julio Iglesias and all you other romantic Latino singers, Paco the Parrot is here.
While soap opera fans the world over are watching the never-ending misadventures of “Bety la fea” (Ugly Betty), there is another every day soap opera going on in a certain Anapoima mandarino tree.
If you think parrots like “The Dancing Parrot” are captivating on television, you should see them in their natural habitat. And now you can on CFP’s sister site, Bogota Free Planet (BFP)!