A strong earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Nicaragua today, Saturday. The U.S. Geological Survey said it was centered about 31 miles west of the Masachapa, a community located on Nicaragua’s Pacific coast. Nicaragua’s seismological institute measured the quake’s strength as 6.6 and declared a precautionary tsunami alert. No victims have been reported. See…
The European Union does accept the new regulations on foreign investment passed by Panama’s National Assembly on Friday. Law 41 sets limits on foreign investment by establishing that 75 percent of the shares of companies engaged in the maritime services of fuel distribution, as well…
A Panamanian was arrested in St. Louis, Missouri when authorities found him in possession of child pornography. Jean Paul Jimenez-Kuchler, age 29 and a Panamanian citizen, was charged this week with downloading and possessing visual child pornography, as well as possession of a counterfeit alien registration…
Nicaragua’s congress passed a bill granting a Chinese company the right to cut a channel across the Central American country. Over the next few months, HK Nicaragua Canal Development Investment…
Installation of the 1,100 new parking meters in Panama City begins today, Thursday, the Mayor’s Office announced on Wednesday. The first 50 meters will be placed on Street 25 in…
President Ricardo Martinelli bought six radio frequencies in Panama from Spanish Grupo Prisa, owner of Radio Panama. According to the president, he is just following a wise business model and…
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