Tag: Colombia

• Wednesday, April 17th 2013 - 07:38 UTC

  OAS and UN sign cooperation agreement for demining in Colombia

  

  The Organization of American States singed a cooperation agreement with the United Nations for Humanitarian Mine Action Activities in Colombia, a country were virtually tens of thousands of explosives have been planted during the several decades’ long internal conflict.

• Wednesday, April 10th 2013 - 07:39 UTC

  Santos leads massive march in Bogotá with a “I believe in Peace” T-shirt

  

  President Juan Manuel Santos led Colombians in a massive march for peace on Tuesday, calling for an end to decades of armed conflict at a time when peace talks in Havana are under fire from extreme conservative groups.

• Tuesday, April 9th 2013 - 07:08 UTC

  Massive march of Colombia’s political arch in support of the peace process

  

  Colombia’s political arch will take to the streets of Bogotá on Tuesday in support of the current peace process which is taking place between the government and the FARC guerrillas in Havana.

• Tuesday, April 9th 2013 - 02:10 UTC

  Falkland Islands’ delegation expected in Mexico to talk about referendum results

  

  Falkland Islands lawmaker Dr. Barry Elsby and young Islander Krysteen Ormond are expected this week in Mexico with a full agenda of political contacts and media interviews referred to the March referendum when Islanders by an overwhelming turnout and support, 92% and 99.8%, decided to continue as a British Overseas Territory.

• Thursday, April 4th 2013 - 07:07 UTC

  On Mine Awareness Day, OAS praises Colombia, Peru and Ecuador

  

  On the International Mine Awareness Day (April 4), the Organization of American States highlighted the successful humanitarian demining efforts throughout the Americas. National authorities in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru are to be commended for increasing awareness of the dangers posed by landmines, for reducing the number of landmine victims, and for assuming responsibility for their national programs, said OAS.

• Wednesday, April 3rd 2013 - 23:50 UTC

  Falkland Islands’ success in Colombia: debate at leading university and speech before Congress

  

  A Falkland Islands delegation concluded this week a very successful visit to Colombia where they not only met with local authorities and lawmakers but also addressed the Lower House of Congress and were able to express loud and clear the Islanders’ message born out of the recent referendum in which they overwhelmingly voted to remain a British Overseas Territory.

• Monday, April 1st 2013 - 19:15 UTC

  Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico agree to ‘zero tariff’ for 90% of inter-trade

  

  Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico plan to sign an accord liberalizing 90% of trade among the group when they meet at the coming Pacific Alliance summit scheduled for May 23 in Colombia announced Chilean Foreign minister Alfredo Moreno.

• Wednesday, March 6th 2013 - 10:46 UTC

  Santos pays special tribute to Chavez for his efforts to help bring peace to Colombia

  

  Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos regretted the loss of Hugo Chavez and attributed the advances in the peace process of his government with the FARC Marxist guerrillas (Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces) to the deceased Venezuelan leader.

• Monday, February 25th 2013 - 06:27 UTC

  Santos denies any cease-fire: if peace talks don’t advance, “we get up from the table”

  

  Colombia's government will not hold back militarily or politically in its offensive against Marxist-oriented drugs-funded rebels, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Sunday, after FARC guerrillas said his hostile attitude was threatening peace negotiations.

• Friday, February 22nd 2013 - 05:11 UTC

  Colombia with enough oil for eight years at current rate of consumption

  

  Colombia only has enough oil to last another eight years and must urgently step up exploration efforts to locate more reserves, Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas said.