Recent Happenings in Panama

cessy · 03-15-2007

Are there any new happenings in Panama that caused a huge development or negative effect on the economy? Or is it really a stable country without any flaws? I have not been hearing Panama being mentioned in the news so might as well ask somebody from this forum.

richards · 03-16-2007

Things are more or less ok the way I see it. There were a few strikes over the past year but nothing really serious. The expansion of the Panama Canal is believed to benefit the economy.

cessy · 03-20-2007

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Originally Posted by richards

Things are more or less ok the way I see it. There were a few strikes over the past year but nothing really serious. The expansion of the Panama Canal is believed to benefit the economy.

Now that you mention it, I wonder how do the people of Panama conduct strikes? Are there chances of having violence during strikes? In the Philippines, strikes are often accompanied by violence.

Kitty · 03-22-2007

In my opinion strikes in Panama City are not violent at all.. they are more annoying in a way that they very often cause traffic jams.

cessy · 03-22-2007

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Originally Posted by Kitty

In my opinion strikes in Panama City are not violent at all.. they are more annoying in a way that they very often cause traffic jams.

Traffic jams could really cause headaches to drivers who are in a hurry. It is also a common problem in our country. Added to that is the violence and the amount of trash that they leave behind.

ScottHughes · 06-21-2007

The strikes can also cause certain businesses, services, or goods to become unavailable or expensive. Luckily, the strikes seem to all end before anything goes too wrong. I haven't heard about much violence associated with them, but that doesn't mean there isn't some.

GordonS · 06-25-2007

What strikes?