Police cordoned off a road near Marcos A . Gelabert airport in Albrook after a shooting Thursday afternoon. Several cars were involved in the incident that left a white sedan overturned on the side of the road, according to preliminary reports. Jaime Buitrago, the sedan’s driver, was shot three times and taken to the...
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Archive for August 19th, 2010
Daylight Shootout in Albrook
Three New Hotels for Albrook
The Ramada Plaza & Casino, Days Inn and Gran Terminal will join the Panama hotel scene in 2012. The three new hotels with a total of 650 guest rooms along with a fifth stage in Albrook mall development will cost an estimated $66.8 million and generate an anticipated 1,000 jobs, according to the project’s developers....
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PANAMAX 2010: 18 Nations Maneuver on Canal
Military commanders and troops from 18 countries began 12 days of elaborate naval exercises focused on how to secure the Panama Canal against terrorist action, a major humanitarian crisis or natural disaster. Started in 2003, the annual PANAMAX event is one of the largest multinational maritime training exercises in the world. Participants include host...
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