Panama Canal deadlock “bad for world economy”
Email this page UPDATE: Official says Panama Canal work suspended; source denies the claim MADRID, February 5, 2014 (AFP) – Negotiations over who should pay for extra costs for upgrading the…
Back to the ICJ: Costa Rica to sue Nicaragua over territorial sea rights
Email this page February 5, 2014 (AFP) – Costa Rica said Tuesday it will take Nicaragua to the International Court of Justice over what San Jose alleges is Managua’s seeking…
Panama Canal expansion at risk after negotiations collapse
Email this page February 5, 2014 (AFP) – Negotiations over who should pay for extra costs for upgrading the Panama Canal have collapsed putting the project and up to 10,000…
UCR, Simthsonian researchers discover new coral species in Pacific
Email this page By the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute news staff. February 4th, 2014 - A new coral species, Psammogorgia hookeri, has been collected by scuba divers from rocky ledges at depths to…
Pacific castaway arrives back in civilisation
Sporting a bushy beard and clutching a can of Coke, a castaway who says he survived more than a year adrift in the Pacific Ocean arrived in the Marshall Islands…
El Salvador former guerrilla in presidential vote runoff
Email this page SAN SALVADOR, February 3, 2014 (AFP) – A former leftist guerrilla narrowly missed victory in El Salvador’s presidency race Sunday, and will now face a run-off vote…
Panamanian foreign minister resigns
Email this page PANAMA CITY, February 1, 2014 (AFP) – Panama’s top diplomat Fernando Nunez Fabrega resigned Friday, citing personal reasons, and his deputy was appointed to take the post.…
Dissident Cuban blogger plans to launch digital paper
Email this page February 1, 2014 (AFP) – Dissident Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez said Friday she plans to launch a digital newspaper in her homeland later this year, hoping it…
