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Panama;s growth has created many business opportunities including a fantastic second home market, and many other money making opportunities.

Original source: Business Panama. Latest News

Retirement in Panama

One of the world's top retirement destinations with a world class tourist location. Panama offers world record deep sea fishing birding, river rafting and rain forest experiences. Everything that a retiree would want to experience.

Original source: Tourism in Panama/Retiring and Living in Panama. Retiring and Living in Panama[404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. businesspanama. com/ tourism, anchor: ] ama-

Beaches

The Panama beaches extend from the Caribbean to the Pacific Ocean running along 2,857 kilometers (1.786 miles) of coastline. Whatever your taste in beaches you will find it in Panama including Robinson Crusoe Islands where the only footprints will be your own.

Original source: Business Panama. Tourism in Panaman/Beaches and Islands

Canal Expansion to Help Panama Grow

A $5 billion expansion promises employment opportunites for approximately 6,750 new jobs and a rise in visitor traffic. The project beginning this year is scheduled to be finished in 2014.

Original source: JaxFax Travel Marketing. Panama on the Edge of its Next Growth Spurt

Waste Won't be Wasted

200 Tons a day of waste will be processed in 2008 at a second waste processing plan in Panama using plasma technology. The process will produce "green electrical power".

Original source: Inside greentech. Plasma waste converters to be installed in City of David, Panama

Fifty-five Years Later

Miguel Carballo captured the $550,000 Movistar Panama Championship walking in the same footsteps as Roberto De Vincenzo who 55 years earlier claimed the first of five victories at the same golf club.

Original source: PGA Tour.com. Carballo fills Latin American hero's footsteps with Panama win

First Trip Great Second Trip Hopefully Better

Executives and entrepreneurs from the Cayman Islands want to keep the balling rolling by making a second trip to Panama to increase the trade between the countries. Last years trip was such a success they are going back for seconds.

Original source: Cayman NetNews. Private sector plans second trae mission to Panama

Spring Opportunity

Dr. Jim Merryman is offering the opportunity of a lifetime for $1,950. His thirty students have the opportunity of spending their Spring Break in Panama with days lounging on white sandy beaches and dancing the night away in Panama City.

Original source: The Beacon. Spring break destination: Panama

US-Panama Free Trade Agreement Not Set In Stone

The Torrijos administration is publicizing the Trade Agreement even though the Government hasn't released any part of the agreement for print. It seems there is rumour that the U.S. is telling Panama that several points are still going to have to be renegotiated.

Original source: The Panama News. What's missing here?

Sea Turtle Conservation

At night turtles bury their eggs on several beaches on the Azuero Peninsula and unfortunately hundreds of people would go to the beaches and collect the turtle eggs for sale. This was jeopardizing the survivle of the olive ridley sea turtle.

Original source: The Panama News. Azuero coastal residents benefit from sea turtly conservation