(Houston Chronicle) COLON, PANAMA - It's like a supersized wholesale club. Shoppers from across Latin America and the Caribbean flock to the Colon Free Trade Zone to buy everything from toys to tools. Instead of leaving with a few shopping bags full of goodies, these buyers typically order 20- and 40-foot-long containers stuffed with items they will resell. Bras, blenders … [Read more...]
Trump wants to bring Miss Universe pageant to Panama
(Prensa.com) American businessman Donald Trump has toldĀ President Ricardo Martinelli that he would like to hold the Miss Universe Pageant in Panama in 2013. That announcement was made during the opening of the Trump Ocean Club in Punta Paitilla Wednesday. Both Trump and Martinelli attended the event. In making the offer, Trump recalled the good work done by Panamanian … [Read more...]
Panama’s special economic areas
(Martes Financiero) Colon Free Zone, Panama Pacific, City of Knowledge and export processing zones, now called zones, are the four special economic zones that promotes the agency for attracting investment and promoting exports (PROINVEX) under the Ministry of Trade and Industry (Mici). But why are special economic zones? These are areas with tax breaks for specific … [Read more...]
Australia Takes Team Gold At 2011 Billabong ISA World Surfing Games
(Boxscorenews) Team Australia has won the overall Teams Title at the 2011 Billabong ISA World Surfing Games, finishing ahead of 26 other nations at the annual week-long event which concluded today in excellent one-to-1.5 metre waves at Playa Venao in Panama. The title is Australiaās fifth team gold from 10 outings and cements further the green … [Read more...]
Champions To Be Crowned Today At Billabong ISA World Surfing Games
Playa Venao, Panama ā Team Brazil has today claimed the ISA Aloha Cup ahead of Australia in glassy two-to-three feet (one metre) waves at Playa Venao in Panama. The tag-team style specialty event features five surfers per team who compete for one hour, with all surfers riding a minimum of two waves each. Brazil's winning team included Diego … [Read more...]