The Panama News blog links, December 14, 2015
Arghiris, Leaking locks disrupt Panama Canal expansion
MarineLink, Panama Canal sill reinforcement to finish in January
La Estrella, El registro de naves disminuye
Aviation Tribune, Copa adds flights to Belize
America’s Best Racing, Clasico del Caribe horse races
Video, Clásico Internacional del Caribe
Prensa Latina, Panama seeks 2022 Central American – Caribbean Games
ESPN, Concepción gets rematch with Márquez
WBA, WBA Panama convention agenda
Soccer America, US under-20 women rout Panama 6-1
Reuters, US investigation of broadcasters in widening FIFA case
Fresh Plaza, Panama improves potato and carrot production
ANP, Precio mundial golpea a productores de palma de aceite en Panamá
Rodríguez Reyes, Poder económico en Panamá
Reuters, Jailed former Odebrecht CEO formally steps down
Ashby, Trade efficiency and security at odds on US-Mexican border
AP, Panama’s ex-president found in contempt in spying probe
E&N, Martinelli cuarto en la lista de corruptos mundiales de TI
AFP, Panama jungle island is nerve center for climate researchers
STRI, Smithsonian – IADB tool to help with land use decisions
WHO, World malaria report 2015 (PDF)
Adapt, Whales born before ‘Moby Dick’ in 1851 still cruising the ocean today
Monbiot, Grand promises of Paris climate deal undermined
Pskowski, Protesters at the close of the Paris talks
AITEC, Polluters’ paradise
AP, South American hackers attack journalists and dissidents
CPI, The financial titans behind anti-Hillary ads
USA Today, What the Planned Parenthood gunman says
The Guardian, Met blasts Donald Trump for ‘London police in fear’ claim
Kiriakou, An incompetent FBI dropped the ball on Syed Farook
Nye, Can cyber warfare be deterred?
Wallach, The WTO order on meat labels and the TPP
Stiglitz, When inequality kills
Baruh & Salazar: What lies ahead for Venezuela, Guyana, and the Caribbean
Charles: “It is a revolt.” “No sir, it is a revolution!”
Elverton-Dixon, On Frank Sinatra
Post Recorder, Robert Loggia dies at 85
Editor’s note: The blog links are heavily skewed toward that which is published outside of Panama, much of it about Panama, Latin America or the Caribbean. On our Facebook page we post a lot more clippings of other people’s work from Panama in the mix of news, culture and commentary.
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