(Lapresasa.com) The Spanish companies involved in construction of the Panama City metro, to be inaugurated Saturday evening, said the project was delivered in "world record" time and within the budget constraints. "This is a world record. No one has built a project like this in such little time," Jose Luis Manzanares, CEO of Barcelona-based engineering firm Ayesa, told Efe … [Read more...]

( Turkishpress.com) Venezuela has expelled Panama`s ambassador, along with three other diplomats, giving the officials’ 48 hours to leave the country. The four diplomats were declared personae non gratae, according to Panamanian officials, who said they were “astonished” by the decision. Venezuela`s Foreign Minister Elías Jaua said ties would be suspended, and debt … [Read more...]

(Hispanically Speaking News) The consortium made up of Spanish construction group FCC and Brazilian engineering giant Odebrecht has delivered Line 1 of Panama City’s metro system, the first of its kind in Central America, wrapping up a project that took 41 months to complete and cost $2.01 billion. The new metro was unveiled in a ceremony Friday at the headquarters of … [Read more...]

(The Independent) Casco Viejo, the old quarter of Panama City, is being rapidly transformed, like much of Panama's dynamic capital. A walk through its Unesco-listed colonial streets, where new restaurants, cafés, and hotels are germinating, gives you a glimpse into the unique history of a country at the crossroads of the world. Start where modern-day Panama began, in … [Read more...]

(Variety) A new film hub has suddenly emerged in Central America. Just as its skyline has morphed dramatically in the space of a few years, Panama, sometimes known as the Dubai of the West, has upped the ante on production, offering a 15% cash rebate to foreign shoots and a studio complex and media center set to break ground by late 2014. All the construction workers toiling … [Read more...]