Daniel Anaya, the Panamanian lawyer for admitted killer Wild Bill, may have to cut his globetrotting short. “If he doesn’t appear in the next few days, we will have to go through Interpol,” Panama’s Deputy Attorney General Angel Calderon told the media. Before Anaya changed the privacy settings on his Facebook account, he could be...
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CNN Global Connections asked what Panama and the United Arab Emirates have in common. Although Panama has been called the Dubai of the Americas and Dubai most likely never called the Panama of the Middle East, there are connections between the two countries. The Panama Digest list: small countries, both around 78,000 km2; attract...
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Last month, Max Tollemache stayed at a Panama City hostel where his email was hacked by a fellow guest. London’s Sunday Times broke the story this week: a common tale of Internet fraud but the second time the name Christopher Davidson appears associated with scamming young British travelers abroad. In July, the parents of...
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Panama’s Tourism Authority has hired David Lightle, a leading authority on nation branding responsible for creating “Colombia is Passion,” to redress Panama’s image. Past Panama country slogans or ideas for slogans have included: Panama, Crossroads of the World; Panama, It Stays in You and Panama, Surprises. During the previous administration, former president Martin Torrijos...
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Panama’s Vice President and Minister of Foreign Relations Juan Carlos Varela condemned the acts of violence that claimed the lives of at least 70 people in northern Mexico last week. It is suspected that the Zetas cartel, a group of former Mexican army special forces known to extort immigrants, is responsible. The Panamanian Minister’s...
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The Canadian federal government would like to formally endorse a trade deal with Panama. Canadian International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan and Panamanian Commerce and Industry Minister Roberto Henríquez signed the agreement back in May. However, Canada has yet to pass the law that would make the deal a reality, but would like to...
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While in Peru on a diplomatic mission this week, President Ricardo Martinelli says he backs Peru’s initiative to limit the purchase of weapons in the region. “I agree with the principle of not spending money on weapons…our forces are deployed to our nation’s sea, air and land borders, but we are not unleashing an...
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In April of this year, Singapore’s Temasek Holdings bought $500 million worth of shares from Canada’s Inmet Mining Corporation, owner of the Minera Panama copper mine project in Panama’s Colon province. There is just one hitch: the Panamanian government must modify Article 4 of the country’s mining code prior to September 30 to allow...
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President Ricardo Martinelli traveled to Lima, Peru on Wednesday for an official two-day visit. On the agenda is a meeting with Peruvian President Alan Garcia, President of the Congress Cesar Zumaeta and Lima’s Mayor Luis Castaneda Lossio. To be discussed are a bilateral commercial agreement and the suppression of the need for visas between...
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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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