Reuters
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 00:00
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk faced pressure on Monday to come up with a plan to win approval for long-delayed free trade agreements with Panama and Colombia by the time he testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on March 9.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 00:00
"The objective is to have the FTAs transmitted to the Congress by around the middle of the year, with the objective of having them completed, approved by the Congress, maybe before the end of the year," Rooney said.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 00:00
President Barack Obama's administration aims to send stalled free trade pacts with Colombia and Panama to Congress by the middle of this year after fresh analysis of the situation in both countries, a senior U.S. official said on Monday.
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 00:00
Six employees of Brazilian mining giant Vale (VALE5.SA: Quote) were freed on Thursday after being held hostage by indigenous Indians in northern Brazil for more than a day.
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 00:00
On Wednesday, a Miami federal grand jury indicted Diego Perez Henao, a suspected Colombian drug trafficker alleged to be the leader of one such criminal gang.
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 00:00
The FARC, or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, has for several years freed a few of its kidnap victims each year. But the government demands they release all hostages and cease hostilities before any talks.
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 00:00
Kirk said Colombia must address concerns about labor laws and violence against labor leaders, while Panama needs to make changes to labor laws and implement a tax information exchange treaty.
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 00:00
Gunmen firing automatic weapons torched vehicles and blockaded roads in the once-peaceful city this month, the most brazen act so far and an echo of the violence ravaging Mexico's northern border.
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 00:00
Mexico's drugs war had spread to Guadalajara, the country's second biggest city, with violence surging as it prepares to host the Pan American Games.
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 00:00
The OMB concluded the request did not qualify for emergency consideration, which would have allowed it to approve the new rules in January, and it could be months before the OMB acts.