Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Spanish, Italian, Chinese construction firms eye projects in Panama Construction firms from Spain, Italy and China are interested in public works in Panama, Vice President Isabel Saint Malo told Reuters,...
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Protest over infrastructure turns violent in Panama’s Colon : Weekly News Roundup, March 13th, 2018
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Protest over infrastructure turns violent in Panama's Colon Tensions have heightened again in Colon, this time manifesting in large-scale protests that have now become clashes between Colon's citizens and...
Police evict Trump staff from Panama hotel amid ongoing dispute : Weekly News Roundup, March 6th, 2018
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Police evict Trump staff from Panama hotel amid ongoing dispute. More than a dozen police wearing bulletproof vests entered the lobby of the Trump International Hotel in Panama on Monday morning and evicted...
Panama Aspires to Become Chinese Gateway to LatAm : Weekly News Roundup, February 27th, 2018
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Panama Aspires to Become Chinese Gateway to LatAm. Located in the heart of the Americas, Panama aspires to become a gateway to Latin America for Chinese tourists, the country's tourism minister said. "Due...
Panama Supreme Court Judge Withdraws Draft Ruling Against Marriage : Weekly News Roundup, February 19th, 2018
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Ecological Catamaran Going Around World is in Panama. The ecological catamaran Race for Water traveled today the Panama Canal, after touring 8,757 miles powered by solar energy, hydrogen and sailing. As...
Pope Francis ‘signs up’ for World Youth Day in Panama : Weekly News Roundup, February 12th, 2018
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Pope Francis 'signs up' for World Youth Day in Panama. After the Angelus Sunday, with the help of a tablet and two young people, Pope Francis signed up for World Youth Day 2019 in Panama, announcing that...
Panama, Chile team to develop Pacific cruise routes : Weekly News Roundup, February 5th, 2018
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Panama, Chile team to develop Pacific cruise routes. Chile and Panama are working together to develop and promote Pacific itineraries that support the new cruise terminal under construction at Amador near...
Panama Starts 2018 with Heavy Blow to Narcotrafficking : Weekly News Roundup, January 27th, 2018
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Panama Starts 2018 with Heavy Blow to Narcotrafficking. In just four operations in the first 15 days of 2018, the Panamanian Public Forces intercepted 1,102 kilograms of cocaine. Units from the Panamanian...
EU to remove Panama, Korea, UAE, 5 others from tax haven blacklist : Weekly News Roundup, January 20th, 2018
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. EU to remove Panama, Korea, UAE, 5 others from tax haven blacklist. European Union officials have proposed removing eight jurisdictions from the blacklist of tax havens the bloc adopted in December, in what...
