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By DON WINNER for Panama-Guide.com - The following historical recap of strife and tensions between the government of the United States and the people of the Republic of Panama was taken from Global Security.org and it's a fairly o read more »
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By DON WINNER for Panama-Guide.com - Just a quickie - as you might remember I told Cable Onda to pound sand awhile ago and now paNetma.com is providing me with high-speed synchronous Internet connectivity at 6 mb (+) up and down. Check 'em out, and make sure to tell read more »
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By ALEXIS CHARRIS PALACIOS for La Estrella - The formal press release issued by former presidential candidate from the Panameñista party Alberto Vallarino yesterday could not be any clearer. It says he is not and nor will he be the campaign chief for the Panam read more »
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By JAMES BACCHUS for the Wall Street Journal - President-elect Barack Obama is rightly focused on preparing a stimulus plan to "jolt" the American economy toward recovery. Yet missing thus far is any mention of international trade as part of his plan. Democratic presidents -- Ro read more »
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By Rocío I. Martins A. for El Siglo - It's possible irregularities have been occurring for years. Five employees of Panama's National Customs Authority and a private customs agent are being investigated by Customs Control for their alleged involv read more »
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Panama City, Panama (PRWEB) January 2, 2009 -- Templar's top officers handed over hundreds of toys to four children's charities in a ceremony at Panama City's Hard Rock Café. Several company employees also visited the village to deliver gifts to that indigenous community. One-year-old Milagros, of Chichivali, Panama, is one of hundreds of c read more »
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Panama America - PRD presidential candidate Balbina Herrera said today Mexicans and Colombians should be required to have a visa in order to legally enter Panama. Herrera recognized that there are good Colombians, but said that upon becoming the nex read more »
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By Jon Star Mets Scout.com - The New York Mets signed the teenage shortstop out of Panama in the summer of 2006. Tejada was so impressive during his debut in rookie ball that he made the jump all the way to St. Lucie in year two, but s read more »
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BY JOANNA RAMONDETTA Wichita Eagle correspondent - Colorful, bold, intricately patterned and exquisitely crafted aptly describe the Central American textiles on view at the Wichita Art Museum. The pieces are contemporary clothing articles from the collection of Jerry Martin, direc read more »
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By Hunter Baker (The American Spectator) The Reagan I Knew By William F. Buckley, Jr. (Basic Books, 279 pages, $25) When William F. Buckley died in February 2008, it was widely known that he had been working on a book about Ronald Reagan. He died before completin read more »
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By DON WINNER for Panama-Guide.com - This evening for the 6:00 pm daily news the polling company Dichter & Neira will release the results of their most recent evaluation of the Panamanian political scene with regards to intent to vote in the upcoming national general election. Leaked information indicat read more »
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By DON WINNER for Panama-Guide.com - I received the following email in response to yesterday's article about the current status of the real estate market in Panama: "I don't agree with the article about real estate. Sure they can build them, but what if the rest of the world don't have the money to buy? read more »
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By DON WINNER for Panama-Guide.com - I get this kind of question frequently: "Don, Do you know of any hospitals or physician practices in Panama that need a pathologist (generalist)? Regards, Mike M.D." Sorry, Mike, but foreigners can not practice medicine in Panama. Period. This is one of the professio read more »
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By Elmer Enrique Quintero for El Siglo - Canadian Randall Robertson Coile, 58 years old, drowned yesterday afternoon at the La Barqueta beach located in the district of Alanje. There were no lifeguards in the area. Police sources said Coile was swimming read more »
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Crude oil refiner Tesoro Corp said on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Petroterminal de Panama (PTP), allowing it to transport crude oil from Europe, Africa and the Atlantic region through Panama to its Pacific refineries. Tesoro read more »
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PANAMA CITY, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Panamanian consumer prices fell 0.6 percent in November from a month earlier on lower international oil prices, the government said on Monday. After months of escalating prices prompted by high global ener read more »
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By DON WINNER for Panama-Guide.com - The other side of the news today was about fatal traffic accidents. The driver of a garbage truck was killed in an accident near the bridge over the Río Camarón on the road leading to the Centennial Bridge after he lost control of the vehicle and crashe read more »
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By Jose Alzorriz and Jens Erik Gould (Bloomberg) -- Panamanian President Martin Torrijos said his country will maintain high levels of growth and a low jobless rate next year even as the credit crisis triggers a worldwide economic slowdown. The Centr read more »
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By Hellen Concepción for TVN Noticias - A group of Puerto Rican tourists were attacked by delinquents as they visited Panama and toured several areas in a small bus that took them to Lake Alajuela en Chilibre. Armed thieves intercepted the bus and took all of the read more »
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