Panama has awarded a sixth public works project to the Brazilian construction company Norberto Odebrecht – a $11.4 million contract to channel the violent Caldera River in Chiriqui. The company’s Panama portfolio to date includes the coastal beltway and its extension ($241.1 million), the Panama-Colon highway ($283.7), construction of a 5-mile tunnel for the...
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Archive for November 24th, 2009
Odebrecht vs. the Caldera River
Credit Card Cloning Increases in Popularity
Credit card fraud has increased over the last trimester especially in restaurants, nightclubs and gas stations. Authorities are currently investigating 214 cases and 184 complaints of fraud, most in the last three months, reports La Prensa. Cloning is the most popular method of stealing credit card information and locale employees sometimes even have special...
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