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It was not only the Service Secret Scandal that overshadowed the 6th Summit of the Americas celebrated at the middle of April in Cartagena. The mistake of Shakira singing the Colombian National Anthem caused that her speech in favor of the education of children in the Western Hemisphere was almost ignored by the media. Shakira invited the leaders to invest in more education. 'There are people with leadership, resources and intelligence in this room.  Why don’t we harness all that and join efforts? There is enormous evidence that supports that education is the best social investment, and that education in the years prior to kindergarten is the best predictor of a child’s performance in adulthood', she said.

Bogotá. Colombia produced 939,895 barrels of petrol per day in October, reported Dinero Magazine, a 17.4 percent increase if it is compared with the October 2010's production. Ecopetrol showed the biggest production (36%) with 322,718 barrels. Other petrol companies in the ranking were Meta Petroleum Limited in the Pacific region with 195,930 barrels, Occidental de Colombia with 74,161 barrels, Mansarovar Energy (34,042 b.), Equion Energy (33,828 b.), Petrominerales Colombia (32,786 b.), Hocol (32,486 b.), Petrobras Colombia Limited (29,062 b.), Perenco Colombia Limited (21,543 b.) and Canacol Energy (21,510 b.) Dinero noted that standing companies like Gran Tierra Energy, Petromagdalena and C&C Energía were not included in the ranking. The areas with more production are Rubiales, Castilla, Chichimene and Quifa, all in the Department of Meta that became the first Colombian petrol producer with 430 thousand barrels per day. Others were Caño Limón (Arauca), La Cifra Infantas (Santander) and Rancho Hermoso (Casanare.) The Bank of the Republic reported that foreign investment in petrol and mine reached 10,432 million US dollars, 49.2 percent more than September 2010.