Pro-business president takes office in Panama

By admin | Jul 4, 2009

Businessman Ricardo Martinelli was sworn in as Panama’s new president on Wednesday, promising to start the biggest job-creation push ever in the country.
Martinelli said he wants to make the nation of 3.3 million inhabitants the best place to do business in Latin America.
“The people have given us a clear mandate to bring change to the [...]

A new plan for Panama's Coiba National Park and World Heritage site

By admin | Jun 28, 2009

Conservation of one of the greatest natural wonders of the Eastern Pacific took a great leap forward as the Republic of Panama’s National Environmental Authority received the new management plan for Coiba National Park at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
UNESCO, the United Nations Foundation and Conservation International supported three years of effort facilitated by Juan [...]

Panama a transit depot for human trafficking

By admin | Jun 17, 2009

Panama has taken significant steps to combat human trafficking, but more needs to be done to eradicate that problem from the country, said the 2009 US State Department on Trafficking of Persons.
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Trafficking in persons is modern-day slavery, involving victims who are forced, defrauded, or coerced into labor or sexual exploitation.
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