Flooding in Colon and the France Field area of the Colon Free Zone was not a great surprise to anyone who knows the climatic history of the Atlantic coast and the huge landfills that created this city. What was a surprise was the lack of preparation for heavy rains at the most critical stage of [...]
Editorial
We Stand Corrected
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: I’m writing this letter to ask for correction in the article, Carriers cut services to halt rate decline. Here is the link for the page: http://thebulletinpanama.com/carriers-cut-services-to-halt-rate-decline Since South Korean government initiated a phonetic system for transcribing Korean into English in 2000; each local government has its own official English [...]
Panamanian economy keeps on growing
A study of the Panamanian economy indicates that economic growth in the country grew by 9.0% in January 2011 compared to the same month of the previous year, when it was 6.9%. This result comes from the orientation of the fiscal policy followed by the government to support the expansion cycle through investment and bank [...]
Who’s killing the fish?
Letter to the Editor Dear Sir: There is a fish killing occurring in the protected waters of Panama. There are divers with spears that are killing numbers of tunas up to 300 pounds, not to eat, but only for the sport of killing for fun. Nobody is eating these fish, they are rotting. This killing [...]
Australia appoints consul to the Republic of Panama
The government of Australia announced last week the appointment of the young professional, Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Linares as Consul of the continent in the Republic of Panama. This new relationship has created a link between the two countries, both relatively young in their development. Australia built a federation from former British colonies in 1901 and [...]
Museum of Democracy planned for Causeway
by: Juan Rafael Cortes Dean The Democracy and Freedom Foundation presented the project “Freedom and Human Rights”, which seeks to help preserve democracy and enrich the culture of the Republic of Panama. Roberto Eisenmann III, president of the foundation, said the museum’s initiative stems from the need to train citizens in democratic values, living in [...]
First Metro of Central America taking shape
by: Juan Rafael Cortés Dean President Ricardo Martinelli Berrocal reiterated his commitment to transforming the public transport system of Panama and called on the public to have patience during construction work on the Panama Metro, as these are essential steps for Panama to have a modern and efficient transport system. “In 23 minutes Metro riders [...]
Expocomer has record results in 2011 version
by: Juan Rafael Cortes Dean Once again Expocomer 2011 maintained its reputation as a” World Trade Showcase “, by displaying an impressive array of new products and services. They were grouped into five categories (textiles, accessories, food, beverages, technology, construction materials and services). At the Twenty-ninth version of the exhibition transactions were conducted to the [...]
Mining magnate sees other side of the coin
The disfranchising of indigenous people by advancing and developing civilization is not new. It has happened for hundreds of years on almost every continent. In Panama it has become particularly prominent during the changes to the Mineral Resources Code when Ngäbe Bugle Indians have clashed with a government changing rules to allow financing by foreign [...]
Emphasis to shift this year at Panama Expologística 2011
By: Juan Rafael Cortés Dean This year the exhibition of logistics and multimodal transport will stress the need for more processing centers for the goods that are transshipped at Panamanian ports. “The resounding success of, Expologística Panama, for five consecutive years, drives us to do this year, this new version we’re sure will be equally [...]
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