The Panama Canal, the 100-year-old waterway that changed commerce in the Western hemisphere, has been undergoing an expansion to allow bigger, modern shipping boats through the Central American country. But that expansion is reportedly now on the "brink of failure" after cost overruns have caused infighting between the contractors and Panama's government.
Stories are swirling that Justin Beiber's rumored new girlfriend is looking to sell her DUI arrest story for $20,000, a claim that the aspiring model has denied.
You did it...now you fix it. That seems to be the phrase going through Usher's mind right now. The singer who discovered Justin Bieber back in 2009 has flew to Panama to what seems to be an intervention for the troubled star. Seems nice that Usher is taking a stand to help Justin when he might need him the most.
Panama is the southernmost country of Central America, bordered by Costa Rica and Colombia. Its inhabitants' ethnic makeup is Mestizo (mixed white and Native American) 66 percent, Blacks/African descent 16 percent, white 8 percent, and Amerindian 10 percent; the Amerindian population including seven indigenous peoples. Panama's second largest population, Panamanians of African descent, are targeted for discrimination at multiple levels, according to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
The U.S. and Colombia continue to join forces in the fight against narco-terrorism, but sadly, there are incidences that derail the relentless efforts and claim lives.
A ship that was headed from Cuba to North Korea was stopped in the Panama Canal on Monday, where a giant missile was found among a cargo of brown sugar.
