Lindsey Buchanan was flown to the hospital in David after receiving a brutal beating in Bocas del Toro on Tuesday night. Originally from Texas, 28-year-old Buchanan has been living in the Caribbean archipelago where her family runs a property management company. Although the details are not yet clear, it is known that Buchanan was...
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Archive for October 28th, 2010
U.S. Woman Attacked in Bocas
Possible Case of Cholera at Tocumen Airport
Ministry of Health officials detected a Chilean aid-worker with what appeared to be symptoms of cholera as she transited through Tocumen International Airport from Haiti on her way to Venezuela on Wednesday. Epidemiology staff transported her to the Infectious Disease Ward of the Santo Tomas Hospital where she is being evaluated by doctors from...
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Panama Awards Metro Contract
The Linea Uno consortium, formed by Brazilian construction company Odebrecht and the Spanish Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, will develop Panama’s Metro system. Although its nearly $1.447 million bid surpassed the $ 1.401 million offered by its competitor, Grupo Italiano Metro de Panama, the evaluation commission gave the Brazilian-Spanish consortium a better technical score. Both...
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