May 29, 2009 By La Estrella Staff The Panama Star A recent paper by a Washington DC think tank surveys how the pact will hurt local farmers and benefit the US agro-industry Panama Star PANAMA: A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) …
Monthly Archive: May 2009
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A Tribute to Outgoing Assistant Secretary of State Tom Shannon
In the coming weeks, Dr. Thomas A. Shannon, who protected a rational regional policy from the ideological knives of the Bush administration, will step down as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs. By that time, President Obama’s pick …
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Free Trade With Panama: Some Winners And Some Losers
-Will the pact work for the average Panamanian and what’s in it for the elite and U.S. Agro-Industry Last Thursday the Senate Finance Committee convened in order to address a number of controversial issues that have sprung up regarding the …
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Iran: Tehran looking to strengthen ties with Paraguay
May 26, 2009 ADNKronos International Asuncion, 26 May (AKI) – Paraguay’s foreign minister Hector Lacognata has told Iran that it is committed to building stronger economic ties with Tehran, according to Iran’s state-run media. The move appears to be part …
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21st Century Socialism Comes to the Honduran Banana Republic
(COHA will provide equal space and distribution to those who dispute the findings of this article) Zelaya of Honduras: A misunderstood but honorable leader or an amiable varlet? Better known for bananas and “Chiquitaism” than political experimentation and new directions, …
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