Archive for April 12th, 2010

Panama and Israel Sign Commercial Trade Agreement

April 12, 2010
By pa.di.

Panama City and Jerusalem signed a mutual trade agreement today to boost financial and commercial cooperation. Panama and Israel agreed to launch various joint ventures in fields like water management, renewable energy, agriculture, homeland security, telecommunications and medical equipment. Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, Israel’s Industry, Trade and Labor Minister, hopes that Panama will serve as Israel’s...
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Ex-President Travels to Peru Because He Wants To

April 12, 2010
By pa.di.
Ex-President Travels to Peru Because He Wants To

When asked by reporters why he is traveling to Peru, ex-President Ernesto Perez Balladares, who is under investigation for money laundering said: ”Because I want to.  What do you think about that?” The ex-president arrived to Tocumen International Airport around 9 a.m. yesterday in a blue Lexus, along with his wife and lawyer.  Upon entering...
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Garbage Alert as Fly Season Approaches

April 12, 2010
By en.di.
Garbage Alert as Fly Season Approaches

The month of May and rainy season are right around the corner, and garbage continues to pile up in Panama streets. In less than a month, it is fly proliferation season, explained General Secretary of the Health Ministry Felix Bonilla, and the accumulation of trash increases the presence and transmission of illnesses. Flies are...
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