The winning ticket of the "Tropical Rainforest " quilted wall hanging was drawn on 28 October at the "Who's New" bazaar at the Continental Hotel. The winner was Karen Dertien, a teacher at Balboa Academy. Congratulations to her and many thanks to all those who so generously participated in the ...
PANAMA CITY, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Four multinational construction groups are vying to build a third set of locks for the Panama Canal, the biggest part of a $5.25 billion expansion of the waterway, a canal official said on Thursday. The companies will compete to design and build a set of ...
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Mexico is headed to the Baseball World Cup quarter-finals after an administrative error denied Panama a final eight berth. Panama was set to face Cuba in the quarter-finals Friday, but International ...
Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- The Panama Canal Authority said four consortiums submitted papers indicating they plan to bid on a $3.2 billion contract to install new locks in the waterway. The groups include 30 companies in 13 countries, the authority said today in an e-mailed statement. ...
Since last Monday, Coosemupar (Cooperative of banana producers in Puerto Armuelles-Panama) suspended banana deliveries to Chiquita as a request of the Manager Hirisnel Sucre. One month ago, Coosemupar and Chiquita reviewed the business contract to improve its conditions and prices according to ...
Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Panama's inflation rose at the fastest pace in more than 14 years last month because of increased costs for transportation and housing and utilities. Consumer prices climbed 5.5 percent in October from the same month a year earlier, and rose 0.5 percent from ...
International free trade received a big boost of support when the House of Representatives approved a United States trade agreement with Peru, an important goal for the government of Alan Garcia. Panama and Colombia are also awaiting similar decisions. The bipartisan ...
With the ongoing commitment to benefit education and better opportunities for the children of Panama, the Coronado Club is hosting a series of concerts featuring the Children’s Orchestra of Panama, Orchestra Juvenile Istmeña. The upcoming concert this coming Friday November 9th will ...
Law 41', recently passed by Panama's National Assembly, created a stir throughout the region earlier this month as savvy investors recognized its potential to give a further boost to the already booming real estate market in the Republic of Panama. In addition, current sales prices are ...
Panama, Nov 3 (Prensa Latina) Panamanian immigration authorities have deported all along this year 1,973 foreigners, mainly Colombians, for lack of economic solvency and false visas reasons, governmental sources reported Saturday. ...
Panama, Nov 2 (Prensa Latina) Many Panamanians went to work on Friday deeply affected by the memory of their late loved ones, while others were overwhelmed by rising food and gas prices, but from tomorrow, they will enjoy a four-day national holiday marking separation ...
CHICAGONY-FITCH-RATINGS/TRUMP-Fitch Ratings has assigned a preliminary 'BB' Rating to Newland ...
Fort Lauderdale’s First Non-Stop Service to Panama Begins January 31, 2008 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spirit Airlines announces weekly non-stop service between its Fort ...
The fun began late afternoon at the home of Donna and Dwight Anderson, where costumed friends showed up to register for an unusual game of golf. Played on Coronado’s par 3 executive golf course, ghouls, gypsies and hula girls came out for an exciting ...
Panama will auction two new wireless licences at a minimum price of USD36 million each, in a bid to increase competition and encourage lower prices, writes Reuters citing a government statement. Michael Mihalitsianos, the director of the National Authority for Public Services (ASEP), ...
The Panamanian government has issued the specifications for the tender to allow two new mobile phone firms to offer PCS services in Panama, reports La Prensa. There are so far six interested companies - Luxembourg-based Millicom, Jamaica-based Digicel, Mexico-based ...
Panama, Oct 30 (Prensa Latina) The International tourist network Travel One will celebrate its tenth anniversary in Panama, where it will hold the Extravaganza 2007 Convention at the Figali Center in this capital. Hundreds of representatives from all 12 member countries of the ...
Reuters reports Panama will auction two new cellular phone licenses to encourage competition, improve service and lower prices. Minimum bid will be $36 million each. The contracts will be awarded in March 2008, with the pre-qualification period already under way. A ...
BANGALORE, Oct. 29, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) -- Standard & Poor's (NYSE:MHP) Ratings Services said it has assigned its 'BB' long-term corporate credit rating to the Panama Canal Railway Co (PCRC) reflecting PCRC's aggressive financial profile, particularly its ...
(U.S.) 202.326.1768 PANAMA CANAL AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES FISCAL YEAR 2007 METRICS CANAL SURPASSES 300 MILLION TONS CWT DOWN; TOTAL TRANSITS UP PANAMA CITY, Panama, October 29, 2007 – The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced its operational metrics for ...
A tropical teak forest situated on the sunny shores of Panama can provide investors 15 to 20 percent returns on profits from timber and carbon credit sales through companies that offer a selection of investment options. Teak tree investors can get high yields in a short timeMost ...
