Archive for October 21st, 2009

Earlier this month, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the United Arab Emirates’ Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Nicaraguan President, Daniel Ortega, to discuss cooperation in building a canal across Nicaragua to compete with the Panama Canal. Venezuela and China have also expressed interest. The next day, President Martinelli received the Sheik and his entourage...
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A Mexican-Swiss-Panamanian consortium has won the $2 million contract for the Panama City metro.  Over a nine-month first phase, the winning consortium will prepare conceptual designs for the metro and tender documents. The Pöyry/Cal & Mayor/Geo Consult team beat out URS Holdings and Parsons-Brinkerhoff of the United States, the Madrid and Barcelona Metros, and...
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