(McClatchydc.com) Latin America's most strategically located country is booming, and its current prosperity is expected to accelerate in coming years thanks to a windfall of profits from the Panama Canal's expansion. And yet, there are fears about the country's future. There is widespread anxiety — including from senior U.S. diplomats, according to recently released … [Read more...]
36 Hours in Panama City, Panama
(NYTimes) AT the crossroads of two oceans and two continents, Panama City is a dynamic metropolis. That’s never been truer than it is today. Everywhere in this steamy, tropical town are foreign investors talking shop in upscale cafes, expat fortune-seekers toasting their fates in wine bars, cranes stalking the rooftops of a skyline that seems to grow before your eyes and — … [Read more...]
Panama’s retirees ready to close streets and confront police
(Newsroom Panama) Panama’s frustrated retirees want to rain on President Ricardo Martinelli’s first invitation to the White House. After over 20 months of an unfulfilled presidential election promise, that has seen ministers and leading political appointees making contradictory statements, and a no-results face to face meeting with Martinelli, the jubilados have … [Read more...]
Trump Ocean Club Panama: Coming Summer 2011
(The Panama Gringo) The long awaited opening of the Trump Ocean Club in Punta Paitilla is quickly approaching. The seventy-two floor building will hold around 370 guest rooms with forty-seven suites. The remainder of the building will hold condos that will set you back $300 thousand to over $1 million; as well as 3 restaurants, 3 bars, 2 pools, and a private beach resort. … [Read more...]
Panama to step up fight against human trafficking
(Peoples Daily) The Panamanian government will step up the fight against crime organizations involved in human trafficking and other activities of organized crime, Panama's Public Security Minister Jose Raul Mulino said on Wednesday. Mulino said that the Panamanian authorities have drafted a new law, which recently was approved by the Cabinet Council, that will … [Read more...]