August 28, 2023

Canal Jams

The Panama Canal will extend transit restrictions for cargo ships because of drought-induced low water levels, Panamanian authorities announced this week, a move that could cause further disruptions to global supply chains, Al Jazeera reported. Earlier this year, canal officials issued a series of restrictions on...

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July 18, 2022

A First One

Thousands of Panamanians took to the streets across the country this week to protest rising fuel prices and government corruption, the first time inflation has become a problem in the wealthy Central American nation, the Associated Press reported. Indigenous groups, workers’ and teachers’ unions marched across...

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