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- Panama Promotes Eolian Energy Projects
Panama, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Development of projects to generate eolian energy is among the actions that Panama is promoting to foster using alternative alternative sources, in an environment marked by high oil prices. According to the National
- Panama Parties to Resume Talks for Alliance
Panama, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Minority PL (Liberal Party) of Panama confirmed on Tuesday the resumption of talks with governing PRD (Democratic Revolutionary Party) to sign an alliance for elections in May 2009. PL President Joaquin Franco III said to
- Panama-flag fleet still growing
Maritime Global Net http://www.mgn.com PO Box 207 Bristol, RI 02809 Tel: 401-247-7780 Fax: 401-247-7756 EMAIL THIS PANAMA-FLAG FLEET STILL GROWING Tuesday, 19 August 2008 THE Panama-registered merchant fleet, the world's largest since 1993. Ship
- Afghans celebrate 89th anniversary of Independence Day
?Australia wins 470 Men at Olympic sailing ?China's He Kexin picks uneven bars gold ?Trafton wins first athletics gold medal for US ?He Wenna wins first Olympic trampoline gold ?China win table tennis men's team gold ?Long jumper wins Panama
- IFC Mulls $500 Million Loan For Panama Canal Expansion
MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- The International Finance Corporation is considering a loan of up to $500 million to help finance the expansion of the Panama Canal. In a press release published its Web site Friday, the IFC said the loan to the Panama Canal
- Panama City, Florida
I guess there's some disagreement over whether newspaperman Howell Raines actually coined the term Redneck Riviera to describe the swathe of beaches and communities on the southern fringe of Florida's Panhandle. Whether the man did the deed or not
- Long jumper wins Panama first Olympic gold
Panama's Irving Jahir Saladino Aranda competes during the men's long jump final at the 'Bird's Nest' National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 18, 2008. Saladino took gold.[ Agencies] BEIJING--Irving Saladino became on Monday
- Panamanians Back up Demands
Panama, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Panamanian social organizations are against the high cost of living and for improved salaries and may strike for these demands, reported sources related to this movement. According to a report of the National Front for the
- Saladino wins Panama's first Olympic gold medal
Irving Saladino has won the men's long jump, giving Panama its first gold medal at any Olympics. The 2007 world champion won Monday night with a best jump of 8.34 meters (27-4 1/2). Khotso Mokoena of South Africa won the silver medal at 8.24 (27-0 1/2)
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With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone). The Panama Canal was built by the US Army Corps of Engineers between 1904 and 1914. On 7 September 1977, an agreement was signed for the complete transfer of the Canal from the US to Panama by the end of 1999. Certain portions of the Zone and increasing responsibility over the Canal were turned over in the intervening years. With US help, dictator Manuel Noriega was deposed in 1989. The entire Panama Canal, the area supporting the Canal, and remaining US military bases were turned over to Panama by or on 31 December 1999.
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