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Children’s park opened with help of Colon Free Zone

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For 11 years the residents of the Guna Yala district of Cativa were awaiting the construction of a Children’s Park, and now their dream has come true with its opening, to the delight of children, youths and adults in the sector.

Leopoldo Benedetti, Manager of the Colon Free Zone (ZLC) said that these projects are very beneficial for children and helps them grow and develop in an atmosphere of healthy recreation.

The ZLC manager announced [...]

Why should the Colon Free Zone land not be sold?

Ernesto Cedeño Alvarado, LL.D., lists legal reasons why the Colon Free Zone land should not be sold.

Ernesto Cedeño Alvarado, Doctor of Law, Specialization in Public Contracts, Administrative Law, Constitutional Litigation and Commercial and Civil Law.

It is well known that most of the land where the Colon Free Zone companies are located is reclaimed from the sea bed, and therefore is embedded in terms of private ownership within the constitutional prohibition stated in Article 258 of the Panamanian Constitution and it is known that the accessory follows the fate of the [...]

Latin America will need more aircraft

In the next 20 years Latin America will need 2,500 new aircraft.

The Bulletin

Due to high economic growth in Latin America, the continent will need up to 2,500 new commercial aircraft over the next 20 years.

This forecast has been made by the aircraft construction sector, which estimates that Latin American Airlines will need more planes to cover increased demand from other sectors of the economy, and they will also need to increase flights to different parts of the region on regular schedules.

The aeronautical industry [...]

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The service sector remains the magnet for foreign investment in Panama. A delegation of over 12 entrepreneurs of South America came in search of new business. Latin America knows the importance of the Panama Canal and so many people and corporations are interested in coming to the country to leverage its expansion, said the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Ricardo Quijano,.

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The president of Guatemala, Otto Perez Molina, [...]

Strike at PPC echoes right around the globe

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In a telephone survey of key shipping industry executives on Monday, April 2, the same day the three-day stoppage was halted, there was harsh criticism of all involved, although those contacted all wished to remain anonymous.

“PPC management should have anticipated the problem, the Government should have a mechanism to avoid a port strike and force the antagonists to the negotiating table, and the militant workers should be intelligent enough to see the [...]

Colon Free Zone, an object of desire

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Ehrior Sanabria  

The Colon Free Zone (CFZ) has aroused the interest of the government in selling off its lands, but it has poked a stick in a hornet’s nest.

This desire to raise funds has brought forth statements from various sectors, including Colon councilors, free zone employees, politicians, lawyers and more. The reality is that the government wants to change the law and legalize the sale of land within the free zone.

The planned [...]

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