Posted by Toni Peters | Apr 6, 2011 | News
Presidential aids verified that Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and U.S. President Barack Obama will meet Thursday to discuss the imminent bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), confirming reports from anonymous sources,...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Apr 6, 2011 | News
President Juan Manuel Santos presided over his first UN Security Council meeting Wednesday, which was on the topic of Haiti, and called for a more concerted international effort in the reconstruction process after last...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Apr 6, 2011 | Economy
The consumer price index (CPI) for the third month of 2011 showed a growth of 0.27%, 0.02 percentage points higher than that recorded in March 2010, according to a report from the National Department of Statistics (DANE)...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Apr 6, 2011 | Lite
Shakira visited fellow Colombian and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature Gabriel Garcia Marquez in Mexico, the singer announced on her Twitter page. “Unforgettable moments with Gabriel Garcia Marquez in Mexico”...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Apr 5, 2011 | Culture
Colombia has been invited as a guest of honor by the Smithsonian Institution to be a part of the Folklife Festival which will take place from June 30 to July 11 in Washington D.C., El Tiempo reported Tuesday. The 100 Colombian...
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