(SunSentinel) Panama is emerging as a top travel destination, thanks in part to the ongoing $5 billion expansion of its famous Canal. Here are five developments in the Central American nation: Holiday Inn Express hotel planned: InterContinental Hotels Group signed a franchise agreement for a new-build Holiday Inn Express hotel in Panama City, the countryâs capital. It … [Read more...]
Obama will send to Congress FTA with Panama âvery soon”
(Prensa.com) Bill Daley, White House Chief of Staff said yesterday American president Barack Obama will send to Congress, Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with Colombia, South Korea and Panama âvery soonâ so they can vote on them. Last week Daley said it was urgent for Congress to approve those agreements before August recess. Now, Daley said it was possible discussions regarding … [Read more...]
Panama’s towering ambitions strain its infrastructure
(BBC) Lightning cracked and rain slashed violently against the windows as US tycoon Donald Trump and Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli cut the ribbon to open the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower. "I think this hotel is truly magnificent; you look at Panama's skyline and you see how this one truly stands out," Mr Trump raved at the opening this month of the … [Read more...]
NgÀbe Buglé Protest blocks highway in Panama
(Prensa.com) A crowd of protesters from the comarca NgĂ€be BuglĂ© blocked the Pan-American Highway yesterday for more than seven hours. The protesters were cleared from the highway shortly after 10 a.m. by about 300 riot officers. The protest, which started at about 3 a.m., was held near the community of San FĂ©lix in the province of ChiriquĂ. Police arrested 15 of the … [Read more...]
60 Sex trade victims found in Panama raids
(Newsroom Panama) Sixty women arrested early in June after raids on three nightclubs in Bella Vista, in the heart of Panama City, told authorities they were forced into prostitution and selling drugs and were released as âvictimsâ not offenders Organized crime, prosecutor Marcelino Aguilar, told La Prensa the women, were initially detained following raids on three locations, … [Read more...]