Vice President Juan Carlos Varela of Panama and Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Timothy Yang signed a repatriation pact today and vowed to strengthen their country’s bilateral relationship which dates back to China’s Qing Dynasty in 1909. Panama is one of only 23 small countries which recognize Taiwan, formally called the Republic of China. Taiwan donates...
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Whether child molesters, drug-traffickers, murderers or your run-of-the-mill white collar criminal, fugitives appear to be drawn to Panama. Known for its virgin beaches, dense tropical forests, secluded islands, a rapidly growing skyscraper capital of available apartments, generous retiree benefits and historically relaxed banking laws, the Central American transit country has proved to be a...
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The Ministry of Public Works begins road repairs on the Bridge of the Americas today. Eliecer Broce, the Ministry’s Director of Inspection, said that scraping the asphalt and patching the road will take at least a month and a half. Drivers can expect heavier traffic although workers will break from 4 a.m. to 9:30...
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