This time we feature Chilean alternative musician Javiera Mena at this year’s Viña del Mar Festival.
The Panama News blog links, March 1, 2016
Hellenic Shipping News, Panama Canal anticipates El Niño draft restrictions
PortStrategy, Price wars
Maritime News, Shipping crisis and fuel prices affect Panama and Suez canals
CNBC, Cargo ships could save thousands by skipping the Suez Canal
Fortune, Why China and Nicaragua’s canal project is floundering
AP, Training exercise off West Africa becomes real-life navy drama
La Razón, UNASUR apoya proyecto boliviano del ferrocarril bioceánico central
Reuters, Panama settles with Finmeccanica
AFP: Venezuela, Colombia woes drag down Panama’s free trade zone
Xinhua, La evaluación de Fitch sobre el grado de inversión de Panamá
Folha de S.Paulo, Wife of João Santana admits Odebrecht payments
Times of Malta, Mizzi to close down Panama company after tax audit
InsightCrime, Panama withdrawn from money laundering “gray list”
E&N, Francia busca oportunidades de inversión en el Istmo
Fang, CBS CEO says Trump campaign is good for the company’s business
CBS, Phillies’ Carlos Ruiz will play for Panama in WBC qualifier
Marin IJ, Earthquakes hope offense improves with Panama’s Alberto Quintero
Daily Commercial, Clermont Olympian wins triathlon in Panama
STRI, El Niño update: Central Panama’s driest three-year span
Al Jazeera, New weapons for Panama tribes in old fight to save forests
The Independent, Panama jungles are full of sand flies
Butler, Frog photos for Leap Day
E&N, Vacunación contra el dengue
STRI, Spanish conquest left its imprint on men’s genes in Panama
AFP, EX-finance minister gets out of Panama jail on bail
CBS, California man pleads guilty to killing girlfriend in Panama
Out, Gay couple propose to each other in Panama treetops
China Post, Mola tradition from Panama has fans worldwide
BBC, Colombia ex-president’s brother arrested
BBC, ELN said to be taking over Farc areas ahead of peace deal
EFE, El Congreso de Colombia aprueba zonas de concentración para las FARC
DeLong, Pragmatism or Perdition
Eyes on Trade, The TPP = 18,000 tax cuts on US exports talking point
Wise, WTO takes a wrong turn for development
Carlsen, The Drug War and Mexico
EFE, Pedro Almodóvar: “Hollywood ahora trabaja para China”
Variety, “Hands of Stone” set for August release
Editor’s note: Most of these links are to media outside of Panama, in many cases “outside looking in,” but on our Facebook page we link to the day’s main stories from the Panamanian media, plust post lots of things from community groups, notices of cultural events here and other more purely local content — along with a lot of other stuff as well.
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