Panama Canal: History of the Panama Canal, Darien scheme, Panama Railway, Nicaragua Canal, Separation of Panama from Colombia, John Frank Stevens, Panama Canal Zone
lloydslist.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
THE international economic downturn will not alter long-term growth in trade and shipping traffic projections, according to Panama Canal Authority chief executive Alberto Alemán Zubieta.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
LONDON (MARKET WIRE) For steadily steering the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) toward a business oriented enterprise focused on customer service, and for successfully initiating the historic expansion of the waterway, ACP Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta received the 2008 "International Maritime Prize" from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) -- the United Nations agency...
lloydslist.com (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Alberto Alemán Zubieta says economic crisis has ‘changed nothing’.
Times Online (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
It was hardly The Dukes of Hazzard. The 74-year-old outlaw trucker donned his bifocal driving glasses, adjusted his panama hat and made a break for the highway.
Examiner (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
A Panama City Beach man reportedly admitted to deputies that he lied about being robbed so he wouldn't have to tell his wife that he spent the money. The Bay County Sheriff's Office reported that a 30-year-old man was arrested and charged Friday with making a false report.
Global Used Construction (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mining Equipment : Molejon Gold Project. Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. who has 100% ownership of the Molejon Gold Project announce that the Government of the Republic of Panama has granted approval for Petaquilla’s Molejon gold mine to advance to the commercial production stage as MSloane Consulting provides mining equipment to mining projects worldwide. Testing of production commenced resulting in...
PageantCast News Desk (Free subscription) | yesterday
clipped from www.mukamo.com 21-year-old Ana Gabriela Marroquin Espinoza of Mexico won the 49th Miss International 2009 pageant held at the Sichuan International Tennis Hotel , Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Other winners: 1st Runner-up: Korea, Eun Mi Seo 2nd Runner-up: United Kingdom, Chloe Beth Morgan Rounding up the Top 15 Philippines, Melody Gersbach; Belarus, Yana Supranovich; Belgium, Cassandra D’Ermilio;...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The much-loved Chicago actor Lee Pelty, known for his numerous starring performances as Tevye in the musical "Fiddler on the Roof," died Sunday, according to his son, the actor Adam Pelty. His death followed a battle with lung cancer. Lee Pelty was 74. "He wasn't the kind of actor you see today," said Adam. "He was an entertainer, first and foremost. He was a star who understood...
Climateer Investing (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Thanks to an alert reader. From MarketWatch: 14 reasons Obama's love of Wall Street will trigger the Great Depression 2 First: Kiss the rally good-bye, says Jeremy Grantham, legendary CEO of the $101 billion GMO money-management firm. Why? The market is overvalued 25%. A minimum 15% correction is coming in 2010, putting the Dow in the 8,000-9,000 range. The S&P 500? Not at 666 like last spring;...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Ukip's new leader, Lord Pearson of Rannoch, sought to defend himself today against mounting questions about his business and financial activities. In a statement from Ukip headquarters, Pearson said he was "not involved" in the recent sale of his insurance brokers, PWS, while it was under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office over bribery allegations. The sale of the profitable parts...
Luxurylaunches.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Do folks living in the land of rising sun need a cup of most expensive coffee to start their day? Well, not all, but certainly there is a niche of coffee drinkers who would love to sip on to a hot beverage make from Panama’s Esmeralda Especial coffee beans. Touted to be the world’s most expensive coffee, Saza Coffee will be offering it from 2nd of December for 1,200 yen ($18) per cup. Saza...
Naval Open Source INTelligence (Free subscription) | yesterday
The crew of one of the Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyers will arrive at their new West Coast homeport this week, Navy officials said. The guided missile destroyer Wayne E. Meyer and its crew of 280 will pull into San Diego Naval Base on Friday, 3rd Fleet officials said in a statement. The arrival will wrap up an almost six-week transit from Bath Iron Works Shipyard in Bath, Maine,...
Tourism of Cardiff (Free subscription) | yesterday
Located in the northwest, the Choco is a department of Colombia, are the coasts of the Pacific and Atlantic, occupies a large Pacific plain is a land frozen in time. Its area covers over 46 square miles and maintains limits on the north by Panama and the Caribbean Sea on the east by the departments [...]
Maritime News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Brazil could be Egypt’s Suez Canal’s biggest competitor. Pirates aside, the canal’s preeminence atop international shipping lanes could be under attack from two relatively relatively new shipping destinations: Brazil and Panama. Brazil is currently in the process of developing a number of massive oil refineries that could make shipping companies think twice before passing through...
The Plank (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Francisco Toro and Juan Nagel write the Venezuelan news blog Caracas Chronicles . The Honduran crisis surely reached its Rococo stage this week after fresh elections organized by the coupsters' regime saw the election of a conservative rancher as president—while Brazil's nearly sainted left-wing president, Lula da Silva, promptly rejected the poll as undemocratic ... a scant few days after welcoming...
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