What would it take to permit the Panama Canal in 2017?


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MURRAY WALSH writes in Must Read Alaska about what it might take today to permit the Panama Canal. was with 49 Alaska Republicans transiting the Panama Canal in February aboard the 780-foot M/S Rotterdam. We enjoyed many great events together and at one dinner, a fellow diner who I knew was in the government-authorization-seeking business, asked a question: What […]

March 14, 2017

Panama: Tax Exemptions for Forestry


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The bill presented by the government includes exemption from income tax and property taxes and for transfers of companies engaged in reforestation activities. From a statement issued by from the National Assembly: Environment Minister, Mirei Endara, presented on Wednesday, to the plenary of the National Assembly, a draft law establishing an incentive program to restore […]

March 14, 2017

Five myths about prices that destroy businesses


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Believing that you can only sell more by having the lowest price or offering the best discounts is one of the myths about pricing that can cause companies to fail. Some practices used in setting prices which are still considered the most suitable by some, are actually are harmful to long-term management of the company. […]

March 14, 2017

Trump’s Panama Problem


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Ricardo Martinelli, the ex-president of Panama facing extradition on corruption charges, helped him launch his first international property. Fast Company posted this article written by Anna Lenzer It was a big moment for Donald Trump. On July 6, 2011, the future president was beaming as he celebrated the opening of his first international real-estate deal, […]

March 14, 2017

US Border Mistake Could See Over 200,000 Acres Returned to Mexico


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Oooops!! A mistake in the border lines between Mexico and the United States could see over 200 thousand acres returned to Mexico. Chihuahua Senator Patricio Martínez García said 214,381 acres considered US territory since the 19th century actually belongs to Mexico. So far, there has been no proposal that will lead the United States to address the territorial error, […]

March 14, 2017

Panama Canal Sets Back-to-Back-to-Back Tonnage Records


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The Panama Canal set yet another daily tonnage record in February 2017 with a total of 1,180 vessel transits totaling 1.18 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS). The previous record was established the month prior in January 2017 when the Canal recorded a daily tonnage average of 1.16 PC/UMS. The daily tonnage average accounts for vessels […]

March 14, 2017

Incivility needs a time-out


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I do love getting emails from Lori ever sense I read one that went viral called  The Death of Common Sense – THE PANAMA PERSPECTIVE 2016.  This time she speak out about how our society has changed and I have often said, it changed since the 1960s and I am afraid it will never get better.  Furthermore, […]

March 13, 2017