Tag: Panama

• Wednesday, September 5th 2012 - 19:25 UTC

  Falklands’ delegates at the Parlamericas assembly in Panama as invited observers

  

  Politicians and opinion formers are genuinely interested to hear about the Falkland Islands and plans for the coming referendum said lawmakers from the Islands who recently participated at the Parlamericas, (Parliamentarians for the Americas) conference in Panama City (*).

• Wednesday, August 8th 2012 - 18:16 UTC

  Panama Canal unveils new tolls structure and increases some categories

  

  Following the recommendation from the Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), the Panamanian government approved this week the proposal to restructure the Panama Canal's pricing system.

• Monday, November 7th 2011 - 05:33 UTC

  Panama expects Sarkozy to apologize for describing the country a “tax haven”

  

  The Panamanian government “categorically” rejected Saturday French President Nicolas Sarkozy's “unfair” and “offensive” characterization of the country as a tax haven. “Panama is not a tax haven,” said Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli.

• Wednesday, August 31st 2011 - 19:45 UTC

  Panama has an estimated 900 million barrels of oil in two basins, confirm surveys

  

  Some 900 million barrels of oil have been detected at two basins in eastern Panama, representing a potential contribution to the country’s coffers of 15 billion dollars over 20 years, the National Energy Secretariat announced.

• Thursday, July 7th 2011 - 09:54 UTC

  Trump opens 70-story luxury hotel in Panama, the tallest building in Latin America

  

  Untied States billionaire Donald Trump marked his entry into Latin American real estate Wednesday with the opening in the capital of Panama of his 70-story luxury resort, the tallest building in Latin America.

• Friday, May 13th 2011 - 01:01 UTC

  US trade deals with Colombia, Panama and Korea could be approved ‘by August’

  

  The United States free trade deals with Colombia, Panama and South Korea will pass through Congress by August if Republicans renew funding for the retraining of displaced workers, the chief U.S. trade official said Thursday.

• Monday, February 14th 2011 - 14:48 UTC

  Rail alternative to the Panama Canal proposed by China to Colombia

  

  A rail alternative to the Panama Canal built by China is being considered by Colombia in a move that would boost trade between Asia and South America. The 220 kilometers 'dry canal' would link Colombia’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts by rail, according to Juan Manuel Santos, the president of Colombia.

• Thursday, December 9th 2010 - 07:18 UTC

  Heavy rains force temporary suspension of traffic in the Panama Canal

  

  Heavy rains have forced the temporary suspension of traffic along the Panama Canal, the major shipping waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans which handles 5% of global trade.

• Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 21:35 UTC

  Chinese freighter ‘Fortune Plum’ the millionth vessel to cross the Panama Canal

  

  A Chinese freighter has become the millionth vessel to cross the Panama Canal three years ahead of the waterway's 100th anniversary, the Canal authority said Monday. The vessel actually crossed the canal September 4 with a load of 40.000 tons of steel products from the Pacific to the Atlantic but the authority announced the news only Monday.

• Saturday, June 26th 2010 - 07:41 UTC

  Investing in Panama: An exclusive Report from Alternative Latin Investor

  

  Alternative Latin Investor (ALI), the first and only online news source to provide information on alternative investments in Latin America, has just released an in-depth report on the Panamanian investment environment.