The Reggae Boyz must recalibrate before Tuesday’s CONCACAF Final Round World Cup Qualifying match against Costa Rica after a weekend of lamenting a 1-1 draw against Panama. Marvin Elliott gave the Jamaicans a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute of play on Friday, only to have Luiz Henriquez of Panama counter the goal in the [...]
Panama’s Aspiration to be the ‘Dubai of Latin America’
September 22, 2012 | Posted by
Financial wealth poured into Panama over the last two decades, making it one of the fastest growing economies in the Western Hemisphere. Current president Ricardo Martinelli has earned mixed reviews in his vision to create the “Dubai of Latin America,” but there is no doubting the freshness of the modern, cosmopolitan feel in Panama’s capital. [...]
Panama Jazz Festival: 2013 Line-up Announced
August 11, 2012 | Posted by
Panama City, Republic of Panama — The Panama Jazz Festival, one of Central America’s most successful jazz programs, launched the celebration of its 10th anniversary with the announcement of a stellar line-up of jazz greats from around the world. At a press conference held at Hotel El Panama Hotel, the host hotel for the 2013 [...]
Afro-Latino Fisherman Sues Princess Cruises For Negligence
May 15, 2012 | Posted by
A fisherman who survived being lost at sea for 28 days is suing the owner of a cruise ship he says sailed by and left him and his companions to die. Eighteen-year-old Adrian Vasquez is suing American cruise line Princess Cruises for negligence. Vasquez and his friends left a port in Rio Hato, Panama, for [...]
