The Panama News blog links, February 16, 2016
The Construction Index, GUPC says locks seepage has been halted
gCaptain, Canal expansion finish delayed to at least June
Maritime Executive, First water saving basin test on new locks
BolsaMania, Sacyr se desploma
EurActiv, Nicaragua canal project in doubt
World Maritime News, Abandoned crew of Panama-flag freighter repatriated
Inside Toronto, Dallas trades Blas Pérez to Vancouver
SeeNews Renewables, Wind generation overtakes hydroelectric on a dry season day
Xinhua, Panamá expresa a OCDE voluntad para intercambio de datos financieros
Just Style, Colombia contests WTO decision on apparel tariffs
Sindicato de Periodistas, Despidos masivos de periodistas
EFE, European Investment Bank opens regional office here
La Estrella, IMA volverá a estar bajo el mandato del MIDA
WNCN, Panamanian children for sale on the international market
The Register, SAP settles US case over bribes for Martinelli administration officials
Asharq Al-Awsat, Panama busts man for Hezbollah money laundering
TakePart, FDA bans US imports of gene-spliced salmon for now
Prensa Latina, World Bank says indigenous people gripped by structural poverty
Caribbean News Now!, CARICOM finance ministers worry about banking sector
FreshPlaza, Melon market from glut to shortage
Undercurrent News, New technology to fight farmed shrimp disease tested here
STRI, Secondary tropical forests quickly put on weight
FIS, Scientists warn of arrival of voracious fish to Panama’s Pacific coast
Huffington Post, The fight to save Panama’s golden frogs
Video, We Nuh Want ZIKV
Mongabay: Epidemiologist aims at mosquito breeding, enemies to control Zika
CBS, What long-term marijuana use may do to your memory
NBC, Two Latina scientists play lead roles in gravity waves discovery
Buenos Aires Herald, Pope rails against society of and for a few
Caribbean News Now!, Haiti gets an interim president
Washington Post, Neo-masculinists cancel events over fears of feminist mobs
Gessen, Putin doesn’t need to censor books — publishers do it for him
Soros, Putin is no ally against ISIS
Avnery, A lady with a smile
Transparency International, The world’s most emblematic corruption
Abu-Jamal, Antonin Scalia 1936-2016
Boff, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Stiglitz & Rashid, What’s holding back the world economy?
Johnson, The China Delusion
Blades, Grammy acceptance message
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