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…
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 taking advantage of opportunity. Others, including Roberto Eisenmann, founder of La Prensa, and lawyer Miguel Antonio Bernal, say that the president is following the media…
Gas will cost less in Panama starting tomorrow, Friday. The Secretary of Energy announced that the price of a liter of 91 and 95 octane will decrease by $.016 cents to $1.033 and $1.149, respectively. Diesel will cost $0.029 less at $0.933 a liter. If one gallon is equivalent to 3.785412 liters and if the math is correct, 91…
Preparations for the arrival of a Harpy Eagle named Panama are in full swing. The bird arrives on June 15 on American Airlines at 11:20 a.m. under the strictest security measures. A reception will be held on June 17, attended by Mayor Roxana Mendez, U.S. Ambassador Jonathan Farrar, Ron Magill of the Miami Zoo and the…
President Ricardo Martinelli announced that public university will be free in Panama starting next year. The president says that he plans to look for the resources and formula for tuition at the University of Panama and the Technological University to be eliminated. According to a 2010 report entitled Costs Incurred by Students Pursuing a Degree…
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