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JetBlue Airways to launch service to Colombia
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) has reported plans to launch its first service to South America. From 29 January 2009 the airline will be operating daily non-stop flights between Orlando, Florida and Bogota, Colombia. The flights will originate at New York's John...
Tags: Colombia, Government, JetBlue Airways Corp., Strategy
Research articles 2008-10-15
J.P. Morgan Appointed Depositary Bank for Ecopetrol ADR Program Launch
Ecopetrol's ADR is the first NYSE-listed program by a Colombian company in more than a decade NEW YORK -- J.P. Morgan today announced it has been appointed depositary bank for the American Depositary Receipt ADR program for Ecopetrol S.A. J.P. Morgan will manage all aspects of the ADR program...
Tags: Colombia, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., NYSE Euronext
Research articles 2008-10-09
Colombia
Highlights and Key Issues * The economy is now slowing as domestic demand -which spurred strong rises in manufacturing and construction in 2006 and 2007 - eases. GDP growth slowed to 3.7% in Q2 from 4.5% in Q1 and 8% a year earlier, while H1 growth was 4.1% versus 8.2%...
Tags: bank, Colombia, FINANCE, Government, inflation, president, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2008-09-25
The Latino Coalition Urges Congressional Passage of Pending Trade Agreements
WASHINGTON -- The Latino Coalition today urged the U.S. Congress to permit votes on the pending free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea. The U.S. Department of Commerce recently announced that through July, U.S. exports increased by 18.3 percent to $1.1 trillion compared to the same period...
Tags: agreement, Colombia, Panama, U.S., U.S. Congress
Research articles 2008-09-19
Amiworld Executive & Board Member Appears as Special Guest at Recent Merchants National Congress Event Held in Colombia
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez highlights importance of Amiworld's commitment to country and importance of biofuels in his remarks at the event NEW YORK -- Ms. Ingrely Veitia Machado, Chief Financial Officer and a member of Board of Directors of Amiworld, Inc. (OTCBB: AMWO), was a special guest at...
Tags: biodiesel, biofuel, Colombia, Government, president, SOFTWARE, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2008-09-02
South Americans sweep in world tango tournament
BUENOS AIRES AFP — Couples from Argentina and Colombia swept the top four spots in the finals of the World Tango Championships in Buenos Aires, defeating contestants from around the world including three Japanese couples. The ultimate round of the dance style follows a week of competition that has...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Colombia
Research articles 2008-09-01
Car bomb kills 4, wounds 12 in Colombia
BOGOTA AFP — A car bomb exploded early Monday in Colombia's third largest city Cali, killing four people and wounding at least 12 in one of the deadliest urban attacks this year, authorities said. The explosion occurred five minutes after midnight (0505 GMT) near the Palace of Justice, where...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, attack, bomb, Cali, car, Colombia, SECURITY
Research articles 2008-09-01
Colombia
Highlights and Key Issues * GDP grew a revised 8.2% in 2007 after 7.0% in 2006, as domestic demand spurred double-digit rises in manufacturing and construction. This pace has not been sustained this year, with Q1 posting growth of just 4.1% and industrial output falling sharply in Q2 for a...
Tags: bank, Colombia, FINANCE, Government, inflation, president, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2008-08-29
Olympic and world taekwondo champs on course for semi clash
BEIJING AFP — Taiwan's defending Olympic champion Chu Mu-yen and world champion Juan Antonio Ramos of Spain stayed on course for a high-profile -58kg semi-final clash at the Beijing Games Wednesday. Chu, 26, overwhelmed Kenya's Dickson Wamwiri 7-0 in his opening bout to face Yulis Gabriel Mercedes of the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Colombia, girlfriend
Research articles 2008-08-19
World datelines
Canada: Greyhound scraps ad TORONTO -- Greyhound has scrapped an ad campaign that extolled the relaxing upside of bus travel after one of its passengers was accused of beheading and cannibalizing another traveler. The ad's tag line was "There's a reason you've never heard of 'bus...
Tags: China, Colombia, Government, Red Cross, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-08-07
Colombian rebel chief vows to fight on
CARACAS AFP — A leader of the Marxist-inspired FARC rebel group vowed to press on with armed warfare in Colombia and ruled out peace talks with President Alvaro Uribe, in an interview with Venezuelan television Wednesday. "The armed struggle is not up for debate," Ivan Marquez, one of the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Colombia, Government, guerrilla, leader, Leadership, rescue
Research articles 2008-07-30
Remarks by the President on Energy and the Economy
EUCLID, Ohio -- Lincoln Electric Company 3:46 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, all. George D. -- laughter -- introduces George W. -- laughter -- at Lincoln Welding. Thanks. I'm proud to be here with "the welding experts." I want to talk a little bit about our...
Tags: applause, Colombia, FINANCE, Government, Lincoln, SOFTWARE, Taxes, technology, U.S., U.S. Congress
Research articles 2008-07-29
Remarks at a celebration of Colombian Independence Day
July 22, 2008 Gracias. Thank you. Sientese. Gracias. Buenos dias. Bienvenidos a la Casa Blanca. I am pleased to welcome you to the gathering of the 198th anniversary of Colombia's independence, which was celebrated last Sunday in grand style. Colombia and the United States have a long history of...
Tags: Colombia, president, U.S., U.S. Congress
Research articles 2008-07-28
Colombia's FARC rebels release 10 hostages
BOGOTA AFP — Colombia's Marxist FARC rebel group has freed 10 hostages kidnapped last week, handing eight of them over to the International Committee of the Red Cross, the ICRC said Thursday. "The civilians were released following a request made by the FARC to the ICRC," it said in...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Colombia
Research articles 2008-07-24
Venezuelan, Colombian leaders look to mend ties
CARACAS AFP — The presidents of Venezuela and Colombia, Hugo Chavez and Alvaro Uribe, are to meet Friday with the aim of drawing a line under months of crisis-filled tensions and recovering neighborly ties. The face-to-face in Coro, northwest Venezuela, will be the first bilateral meeting since late 2007....
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Colombia, leader, Leadership, Patches, Venezuela
Research articles 2008-07-09
Betancourt vows to not cut hair until FARC frees all hostages
BOGOTA AFP — Colombian politician and former hostage Ingrid Betancourt vowed in an interview broadcast here late Tuesday not to cut her hair until the FARC rebels in Colombia's jungle free all her fellow captives. Betancourt, who was rescued last week from Colombian Marxist guerrillas after six years in...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Colombia, France, Government, jungle, TVs
Research articles 2008-07-09
US seeks extradition of rebels captured in hostage rescue
BOGTA AFP — The United States plans to ask Colombia for the extradition of the two rebels captured during last week's rescue of 15 hostages, and President Alvaro Uribe said he would agree, a top official said Tuesday. General Freddy Padilla, the head of the military, said the extradition...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Colombia, guerrilla, president, rebel, rescue
Research articles 2008-07-08
Freed Betancourt makes radio broadcast to jungle hostages
PARIS AFP — Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt sent a radio message Sunday to all hostages still in the grips of FARC rebels, as she recovered in Paris from her six-year ordeal, her sister said. Freed from Marxist rebels in Colombia's jungle Wednesday, Betancourt went on Colombian radio to tell...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Colombia, jungle, MARKETING, Paris, radio, sister
Research articles 2008-07-06
Colombian hostage rescue to be turned into movie
BOGOTA AFP — The daring rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages will be made into a movie by a Colombian director, a Hollywood production company and RCN-TV, the television channel said Sunday. "They still have to choose a language for the script ... and whether the film...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Branding, Colombia, France, Hollywood, MARKETING, movie
Research articles 2008-07-06
US knew of Colombian hostage plan, did not 'green light'
WASHINGTON AFP — The United States knew of Colombia's daring hostage rescue in its planning stages, but Bogota did not need Washington's "green light" for the operation, the White House said Thursday. "We were aware in its planning stages, but this was an operation that was conceived by the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Colombia, Manufacturing, rescue, Washington
Research articles 2008-07-03
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