Today there will be a ground breaking celebration of the expansion of the canal and CNN/Time have produced this piece about the canal and the positive activities going on in the country. Read the article here....
Excerpt; The groundbreaking at the Panama Canal on Sept. 3 won't involve the usual golden shovels; instead, dignitaries of the order of Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will be treated to a large explosion. And while the detonation is officially meant to kick off a $5.25 billion expansion of the Canal that will include a third, larger set of locks, to many Panamanians the moment will symbolize the demolition of their nation's century-old image as a U.S.-created banana republic. "This may even transform Panama into a First World country," boasts maritime worker Juan Carlos Croston.
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