The Panama News blog links, January 7, 2016
AFP, Panama canal expansion to be complete ‘around May’
Ship & Bunker, ACP and GUPC trade shots over delays
ANP, Panamá cierra con modesto crecimiento en carga marítima
The Maritime Executive, Reassessing prospects for the proposed Nicaragua Canal
CNN, Copa among the most punctual airlines
Illinois State University News, Illinois State welcomes Panamá Bilingüe
ANP, Gobierno impulsa mejoramiento genético de ganado
Fruitnet, Chiquita introduces new banana brand
Fresh Plaza, Chiriqui incorporates drones in agriculture
Total Telecom: C&W, Huawei trial G.fast in Panama
LatinOne, Dubai targets Panama and Mexico for investment
CONCACAF, Panama prepares for Cuba in Costa Rica
SoundersFC.com, Torres not rushing his recovery
Cayman Compass, Third indicted CONCACAF chief faces US extradition
Reuters, US judge ties Martinelli to SAP bribe case
InSight Crime, Panama court case highlights challenges of political immunity
El Tiempo, María del Pilar Hurtado quiere que Panamá la indemnice
Newsroom Panama, Homicides down 28% in 2015
La Estrella, La familia Pujol invirtió en Panamá $92 millones
TeleSur, Panama moves to prevent spread of swine flu after migrant dies
EFE, Panamá suma 24 casos de virus zika en mes y medio
Prensa Latina, Death toll rises to 17 due to AH1N1 in Costa Rica
TakePart, Farming frogs can save them from extinction
Science Advances, Entering the sixth mass extinction
Archaeology, Were Panamanian islanders dolphin hunters?
Reporters Without Borders, 110 journalists slain in 2015
Bird, 18 former Guatemalan military officers arrested for crimes against humanity
AP, Egipto arresta a tres administradores de Facebook
The New York Times, Turkey says Erdogan’s Hitler comment ‘distorted’
Amnesty International, Shia cleric among 47 executed by Saudi Arabia in one day
The New York Times, United States curbs psychologists at Guantanamo
The Gleaner, Obama gun controls could help Jamaica
WOLA, Obama limits gun running loopholes
Stiglitz, The Great Malaise continues
Ornstein, The eight causes of Trumpism
Paxton, Is fascism back?
Rosenberg, Is Hillary Clinton a neoconservative hawk?
Moore, Dear Governor Snyder: you have to go to jail
López Alba, El PSOE corre al galope hacia la irrelevancia
Ben-Ami, Exit Latin America’s left
Sader, ¿Cuáles son los límites de la derecha en América Latina?
Arkonada, From the burial of FTAA to the birth of Chinese soft power
Breznitz, TPP is a wonderful idea — for China
Gustafson, Bleak prospects for Latin America under TPP
Prieto & Gammage, Aiding Central America’s “women on the run”
Gandásegui, La corrupción siguió asomando la cabeza en 2015
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