Stop Haitian migration, US told


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The presidents of Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic called on the United States on Wednesday to take “concrete measures” to curb the migration of Haitians across Latin America headed for the US border. Panama’s President Laurentino Cortizo said the movement of large numbers of Haitians across Central America is an “unsustainable problem.” “This is a regional problem, the solutions must be […]

October 26, 2021

Colombia’s most-wanted drug lord ‘Otoniel’ captured near Panama border, says government


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Colombia’s most-wanted drug trafficker “Otoniel” has been captured, officials said Saturday, a major victory for the government of the world’s top cocaine exporter. Dairo Antonio Usuga, who headed the country’s largest narco-trafficking gang known as the Gulf Clan, was captured near one of his main outposts in Necocli, near the border with Panama. Images released by […]

October 26, 2021

$34 Million in Railway System


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Panama’s government tender’s professional services for the integral railway system for the Panama Metro Line 1 extension to Villa Zaita. <strong< a=””>>Panama Government Purchase 2021-2-80-0-08-LP-004202: “Metro de Panama requires design engineering services, construction of the civil works, Auxiliary Line and Station Facilities, and interfaces with the Integral Rail System for the Panama Metro Line 1 Extension […]

October 20, 2021

Shipping Disruptions Seen Keeping Coffee Prices High for Longer


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Disruptions to transportation of coffee around the world, caused by container shortages and port congestion, will likely keep coffee prices high for a longer time since they make it more difficult for the market to rebalance supplies geographically. Coffee analysts and traders said on Friday during the annual conference organized by the Swiss Coffee Trade Association (SCTA) […]

October 20, 2021