Odds and ends

·         El Tiempo: Colombian President Santos will speak about the talks with FARC rebels aimed at ending that country’s five-decade-old conflicto.  One hour later, the FARC will hold a press conference in Havana, AP reports.

·         FT: In London, an ambitious plan to restore and expand the ballet school at the Escuela Nacional de Arte in western Havana.

·         Washington Post: In North Korea, they are allowing farmers to sell their surplus on the open market.  Imagine that.

·         AP: New customs duties are now in effect and some travelers are getting clobbered.  An earlier AP look ahead on the possible impact on entrepreneurs here.