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• More Stars Move to Panama

  Enrique Iglesias purchased a penthouse condo at the prestigious Plaza Costa Del Este project located in Coste del Este. This is a small upstart community located five minutes outside of the city on the way to Tocumen airport.

• No More Chiquita Bananas in Panama

  Members of cooperatives and workers celebrated withdrawal of the Banana Transnational company Chiquita Brand from Panama, which has controlled fruit business in the country for the last 80 years.

• New Immigration Law - February 2008

  Panama passed a new law regarding immigration. Here is the text, machine translated to english: Panama Immigration Law.Here are some highlights:Previously Granted Residencies and Visas - There will not be any retroactive changes to the visas already granted.

• February 2008 Immigration Law Changes

  More news concerning Panama Immigration Law. This was taken from Panama Legal : Panama Immigration Law Changes: 02/08 It appears that the Panama Legislature has approved some changes in the immigration law and a new law was signed into effect.

• Tourist Visas Back to 90 Days

  I found this at Panama Legal's website: Panama Tourist Visas - USA, Canada Now 90 Days Again The law reducing the term of the tourist visa to 30 days is still on the books BUT the immigration authority enforcement division has informed us that the policy since 1/1/08 is to allow the USA and Canadian visitor 90 days.

• Expansion of Panama Canal Is Approved

  PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) -- Voters overwhelmingly approved the largest modernization plan in the 92-year history of the Panama Canal on Sunday, backing a multi-billion dollar expansion that will allow the world's largest ships to squeeze through the shortcut between the seas.