(Prensa.com) At 6:08 pm this Sunday, December 11, 2011, landed on Panamanian soil Iberia plane moved to the former dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega in Panama, who was extradited from France. The aircraft, from Madrid (Spain), where Noriega had to scale, landed on the runway three Tocumen International Airport. It's been 21 years and 11 months after Noriega (77 years) was … [Read more...]
International Maritime Organization: Panama one of 10 maritime powers
(The Bulletin Panama) Panama was reelected in category “A” of the Council of the International Maritime Organization, (IMO) at the XXVII General Assembly of this organization in London, England. During the election process, the Panamanian vote was upheld by the administrator of the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) Roberto Linares. Of the 170 countries of the IMO, only 10 … [Read more...]
Noriega to return to Panama on Sunday
(BBC) Panama's jailed former ruler Manuel Noriega will be extradited from France to his homeland on Sunday, Foreign Minister Roberto Henriquez says. The minister says Noriega - who has already been convicted in absentia of corruption and murder in Panama - will serve his sentences in his native land. Noriega, aged 77, is also wanted in Panama for other crimes allegedly … [Read more...]
Panama to strengthen ties with India
(Economic Times) Being a pioneer in agricultural research and genetic development in rice, Panama can extend support and collaboration with India in the field of Agro Research, Dr Ruben Berrocal, Minister of Science and Technology, Republic of Panama, said today. The Republic was also looking forward to strengthening relationship with India, especially in the field of … [Read more...]
Panama Canal earns one billion dollars in fiscal year
(AFP) The Panama Canal swelled the country's coffers by a record $1 billion in the 2010-2011 fiscal year, bringing the total earned since control of the waterway was handed over by the US to some $6.6 billion. The waterway which links the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans handles 5.0 percent of world trade annually, and was handed over to Panama's control by the United States on … [Read more...]