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PITTSBURGH, June 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has just announced its annual findings regarding global anti-union violence. Again, Colombia topped this list, accounting for nearly half of all the union killings in the world. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080131/DC12982LOGO ) Last year, 48 of the 101 trade unionists assassinated worldwide were Colombians. See report: http://www.ituc-csi.org/ituc-annual-survey.html. As the...
NEW YORK, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Colombian National Agency of Hydrocarbons (ANH) announced today that Dr. Armando Zamora, Director of the ANH, will be visiting New York City on Feb. 25 and 26 with his team from Colombia, as part of their global road show promoting foreign investment in Colombia's hydrocarbons sector and featuring an upcoming bidding round. ANH will be hosting a road show on February 25 in New York City to present more than 225 blocks in 22 Colombian basins that are...
HOUSTON, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Colombian National Hydrocarbon Agency (ANH) announced today that Dr. Armando Zamora, Director of the ANH, will be visiting Houston with his team from Colombia on Feb. 9, 2010. The information session with Dr. Armando Zamora in Houston is the first stop in the United States on their 'Open Round Colombia 2010' global roadshow promoting foreign investment in Colombia's hydrocarbons sector. ANH will be hosting an information session at the George Brown...
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Vadium Technology, Inc. the leading provider of easy to use, digital privacy and security solutions is pleased to announce entering into a Sales Agent and Reseller Agreement with Grupo Colvista. Grupo Colvista is the largest government systems integrator in Colombia and a leader in providing advanced technology, complex solutions to all sectors of the Information Technology, Military and Law Enforcement markets. Its subsidiaries, Colvista Ltda and ETC...
LIMA, Peru, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Loreto Resources Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: LRTC; "Loreto") is pleased to announce it has entered into a nonbinding agreement to acquire up to 70% of an advanced exploration copper project in the department of Apurimac in Peru ("the Project"). The Project containing a NI 43-101 compliant inferred copper resource of over 150 million tonnes with an additional molybdenum credit, is now ready to commence confirmatory drilling and feasibility...
BOGOTA, Colombia, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ --Ten thousand Colombian-grown flowers will regale the young North American actress, Hillary Duff, during her visit to Colombia on August 14th, by invitation of the Mayor of Bogota, Samuel Moreno, to become the Goodwill Youth Ambassador and kicking off her "Blessings in a Backpack" foundation activities in Colombia. Augusto Solano, President of Asocolflores, the Association of Colombian Flower Exporters, said its trade association's companies will...
LIMA, Peru, June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Loreto Resources Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: LRTC) ("Loreto") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a nonbinding agreement to acquire 100% of the outstanding common shares of Minera Huallanca S.A., a Peruvian company ("Huallanca"). Huallanca, based in Lima, Peru, currently produces zinc, lead, copper, and silver in concentrate form. During 2008, it operated 2 mines at a combined run rate of 500,000 metric tons of mined ore....
MOSCOW, May 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Over two hundred thousand Colombian floriculture workers join Russian citizens in the capital city of Moscow to celebrate Victory Day on May 9th. To mark this momentous occasion, Colombian flower growers are presenting a gift of 100,000 Colombian flowers to the Russian people. Diego Tobon, Colombian Ambassador to the Russian Federation, made the announcement, indicating that the streets of Moscow will be festooned with celebratory Colombian...
ANDINA Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE: ADM) ("Andina") announces that it has granted an aggregate of 1,497,500 options of which 875,000 were granted to Andina's officers and directors and 622,500 were granted to employees and consultants. The options are exercisable at $1.50 and expire on October 8, 2013. Andina is a Chilean-focused exploration company, with a portfolio of precious metals exploration projects, including its flagship Volcan Gold Project, strategically located in Chile's Maricunga...
Franklin Mining, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: FMNJ) (FRANKFURT: FMJ) Chairman and CEO William Petty and Fernando Infante, Executive Vice-President, have returned to Argentina for a series of meetings to review and finalize plans prior to completing further development of gas-to-liquid and oil production Letters of Intent and Memorandum of Understanding. Speaking by telephone from Buenos Aires, Mr. Petty said, "Franklin's financial partners remain committed to each of our several energy projects in...
