Canada's top bank acquires Royal Bank of Scotland's operations Samachaar Toronto: With Kolkata-born Sabi Marwah as its vice chairman and chief operating officer, Canada's Scotiabank Monday acquired Royal Bank of Scotland's banking operations in Colombia to further expand its international presence. | The bank already has a huge presence in 27 countries in Latin America a...
After eight years, Uribe a fighter until the end The Star | BOGOTA (Reuters) - When first elected in 2002, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe vowed he would bring the country's Marxist rebels to their knees and draw investors back to a country dismissed as a failing state mired in violence. Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe gestures during a health meeting i...
Oversight Risk Consulting Opens Office in Colombia redOrbit Posted on: Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 09:15 CST | BOGOTA, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Oversight Risk Consulting announced today the re-opening of their office in Bogota, Colombia. Oversight specializes in security risk management, consulting and services. | ...
Legendary Architect Bruce J. Graham Dies redOrbit Posted on: Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 08:00 CST | CHICAGO, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The elegant genius of Miesian high-rise architecture, Bruce J. Graham, died in his sleep early Saturday morning at home in Hobe Sound, Florida. He was 84 years old. Mr. Gr...
Rose expert David Austin helps return fragrance to mass-market roses The News & Observer | Don't call me a snob, but I don't want a dozen long-stemmed red roses for Valentine's Day. Flowers thrill me, but not the ubiquitous red roses. | How did the American public get ...
Obama's Balancing Act on U.S. Trade Policies The New York Times | Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania challenged President Obama last week on behalf of steel workers, and helped underscore the administration's ambivalence about trade. | Durin...
Copa Airlines Takes Delivery of Two Boeing 737-800 Aircraft redOrbit Posted on: Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 07:20 CST | PANAMA CITY, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Copa Airlines, subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), has taken delivery o...
Sideshow: Palin's latest plan: TV docudrama Philadelphia Daily News | By Tirdad Derakhshani | Inquirer Staff Writer Sarah Palin is poised to conquer all of reality! | Reality television, that is. | Palin proved she has serious TV chops - and the right stuff to be a world leader - with her triumphant stand-up comedy a...
Canada's top bank acquires Royal Bank of Scotland's operations Samachaar Toronto: With Kolkata-born Sabi Marwah as its vice chairman and chief operating officer, Canada's Scotiabank Monday acquired Royal Bank of Scotland's banking operations in Colombia to further expand its international presence. | The bank already has ...
Obama's Balancing Act on U.S. Trade Policies The New York Times | Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania challenged President Obama last week on behalf of steel workers, and helped underscore the administration's ambivalence about trade. | During a public meeting between the president and Senate Democrats, Mr. Specter asked whether Mr. Obama would upend existing agreements with China in response to trade policie...
Shakira countering global meltdown by shopping spree Indian Express | Popstar Shakira has gone on a shopping spree in a bid to counter the global financial meltdown and helping save the world's economies by splashing the cash. | The 'She Wolf' hitmaker admits she used to feel guilty about splashing her cash because she is Catholic, but soon realised her spending habits are a good thing, Contactmusic reported. | "I ...
