Failure to keep track of moon rock samples keeps investigator busy Denver Post | Rafael Navarro, a former Colombian toy manufacturer, contends this rock in his possession came from the moon. His efforts to sell dust scraped from the rock on eBay for $300,000 illustrates the lack of inventory control on moon rocks. (Michael Graczyk, The Associated Press) | BUFFALO, texas &...
Protecting Killer Frogs From Killer Humans The New York Times | Some names turn heads. Ivan the Terrible or his acolytes may have seen the need for a name that evoked shock and awe in the 16th century. Now, the Rana (Spanish for frog) Terribilis Amphibian Reserve has opened for business in Colombia, thanks to the good offices of several biodiversity organizati...
UPDATE 1-Colombia says will increase natgas flow to Venezuela Reuters | * Currently exports 200 mcf to Venezuela | * Supply set to rise to 300 mcf in September | CARACAS May 18 (Reuters) - Colombia said on Friday it would send 50 percent more natural gas this year to neighboring Venezuela, which has yet to start produc...
UPDATE 1-Colombia industrial output down, first time since Oct. 2009 Reuters | * Maintenance at 2 refineries may be to blame | * Rebel attacks on pipelines also behind slowdown | By Helen Murphy | BOGOTA, May 17 (Reuters) - Colombia's industrial output fell in March for the first time in more than two years as sharp declines ...
Colombia industry output down, first time since Oct. 2009 Reuters | BOGOTA May 17 (Reuters) - Industrial production in Colombia fell 0.9 percent in March versus the same month last year, the first time in more than two years that the Andean nation has seen a decline in output. | The drop was caused by a slowdown in...
JGB Bank owner buys HSBC's South American division Business Journal Brian Bandell Senior Reporter- South Florida Business Journal Email | LinkedIn | Twitter | The owner of Doral-based JGB Bank has agreed to purchase control of HSBC Holdings' South American operations for $400 million, according to multiple media repo...
UPDATE 3-Bomb targeting former Colombian minister kills two Reuters | * President condemns "terrorist attacks" | * No group has taken responsibility for blast | * FARC attacks in capital have become rare | By Eduardo Garcia and Luis Jaime Acosta | BOGOTA, May 15 (Reuters) - In a rare attack in Colombia's capital, a b...
Bomb in Colombian capital taints first day of Colombia-US free trade agreement The Christian Science Monitor | A bilateral free trade agreement between Colombia and the United States came to life today with the Miami arrival of 4,200 boxes of fresh-cut Colombian roses, carnations, astromelias, and the delivery of a high-end Harley-Davidson in Bogota. Skip t...
U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Now in Force The White House | Ed note: This was originally published on tradeology, the official blog of the International Trade Administration | Today more than 80 percent of U.S. exports of consumer and industrial products to Colombia become duty-free as part of the U.S. &nda...
Napolitano faces questions on Secret Service Austin American Statesman | WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is facing questions Tuesday from a Senate panel on the Secret Service prostitution scandal that embarrassed the White House and overshadowed the president's visit to a Latin American summit. | The Secret Service says two more of those implicated have been ousted, one stripped of his ...
