Aug 25th, 2008 · A mysterious yet charming performer, Redbone has made his name interpreting Tin Pan Alley, early blues and swing numbers while donning sunglasses and a Panama hat. Acoustic slide bluesman William Lee Ellis follows him on stage.
Mar 3rd, 2008 · The Panama Canal is the shortcut between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. As the Earth's climate changes, the canal will face changes, too. It depends on rain, not seawater, to fill its locks, and changes in rainfall might mean the canal could run out of water.
Oct 14th, 2007 · In this week's radio address, President Bush urged Congress to pass trade agreements with Peru, Panama, Colombia and South Korea. Adam Davidson talks to James Hattori about free trade and its effect on the Democratic presidential campaigns.
Sep 3rd, 2007 · Panama began the monumental task of widening one of the world's most strategic waterways on Monday. Currently the biggest ships that can fit in the canal and locks carry only about 4,000 containers.
Jul 21st, 2007 · Fueled by a wave of construction projects, the tiny Latin American country has become one of the region's fastest-growing economies.
Jul 19th, 2007 · The former strong-man of Panama, Manuel Antonio Noriega, is set to be released from a Miami prison in September. He was captured after the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989 and imprisoned on a federal conviction for drug trafficking and racketeering.
Jul 17th, 2007 · Somebody was shipping a grand piano from Colombia to Panama. But just before it left the country authorities noticed it was heavy -- even for a piano. The sound quality was strange too. That's when they opened the piano and found various recesses packed with 560 pounds of cocaine.
Apr 3rd, 2007 · Free-trade pacts with Peru, Colombia and Panama -- negotiated by the Bush administration -- are pending in Congress, amid some Democratic skepticism. What are the arguments for and against more free trade?