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Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership the Solution to Latin America's Fractured Trade Regime?

Daniel Wagner | Posted 05.16.2013 | World
Daniel Wagner

Many hope an agreement on the TPP will provide a much-needed boost to a still prostrate global economy, but what is being widely hailed as profound progress in the evolution of trade integration globally is having the opposite effect in Latin America.

When Giving is Second Nature

Lisa Lori | Posted 04.26.2013 | Impact
Lisa Lori

Yesterday, I returned from a medical mission with Operation Smile in Panama. The culmination of three and a half years of supporting Operation Smile, I hoped this first trip would help me with my own ongoing challenges as a mother of children with disabilities.

International Film Festival Fare Dazzles Panama Audiences

Andrea R. Vaucher | Posted 04.24.2013 | Arts
Andrea R. Vaucher

The second edition of the Festival Internacional de Cine de Panama wrapped last week and for seven days offered Panamanians a taste of what is available cinematically besides Cruise and Cameron, Pirates and Potter.

Panama City's Casco Viejo

Patrick McGinnis | Posted 04.18.2013 | Travel
Patrick McGinnis

On the advice of a Panamanian friend, I decided to book myself into a hotel in the Casco Viejo, also known as San Felipe or the Casco Antiguo. The Casco Viejo is the Old City of Panama and it is the city's heart and soul.

Panama International Film Festival Brings Best of World Cinema to Central America

Andrea R. Vaucher | Posted 04.15.2013 | Arts
Andrea R. Vaucher

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The Overseas Retirement Locales With The Best Weather

Suzan Haskins and Dan Prescher | Posted 04.08.2013 | Fifty
Suzan Haskins and Dan Prescher

Of course, weather is a subjective thing. For reasons we've never been able to understand, some people actually prefer snow and ice. Others, again for reasons unknown to us, long for the kind of weather you find inside a sauna.

The Benefits Of Going 'Offshore' For Retirees

Suzan Haskins and Dan Prescher | Posted 03.29.2013 | Fifty
Suzan Haskins and Dan Prescher

The point is that in many cases, 'offshore' isn't about banking and secrecy... it's really about internationalizing your life. It's about taking the best possible advantage of perfectly legal opportunities and structures in other countries that allow you live a better quality of life for less money.

How To Work -- And Make It Work -- Overseas

Suzan Haskins and Dan Prescher | Posted 05.18.2013 | Fifty
Suzan Haskins and Dan Prescher

Moving to another country with a lower cost of living is a great way to make a fixed income go as far as possible... but you may also find many opportunities there if you don't have a sufficient fixed income stream or simply want to keep working and earning no matter where you live.

Gun 'Background Check' on Pentagon

Norman Solomon | Posted 05.07.2013 | Politics
Norman Solomon

Stringent "background checks" are central to many proposals for curbing gun violence. The following is a background check on the nation's largest buyer of firearms.

In Brazil I Receive the Gift of Publicly and Freely Expressed Criticism

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 04.20.2013 | World
Yoani Sanchez

The Recife airport was a place for embraces. I met many people there who have supported me for years in my efforts to travel outside the national borders. There were flowers, gifts and even a group of people insulting me which, I confess, I really enjoyed.

A Hunt For Panamanian Hot Sauce

Andrea Poe | Posted 03.29.2013 | Travel
Andrea Poe

Will he give us a taste, Oscar asks? The man will not.

6 Healthiest Places To Live Or Retire Overseas

Suzan Haskins and Dan Prescher | Posted 03.26.2013 | Fifty
Suzan Haskins and Dan Prescher

Ask most retired expats why they've moved overseas and you'll get a variety of answers -- many having to do with a more comfortable lifestyle and a lower cost of living. But there's another reason ... and if you're currently on the high-stress, low-relaxation lifestyle path, you may want to read on.

Why Part-time Living Overseas May Make Sense for You

Suzan Haskins and Dan Prescher | Posted 01.18.2013 | Fifty
Suzan Haskins and Dan Prescher

Think you might like to try out the expat life? But not sure where to start... and maybe not ready to give up everything you have going on in your life right now?

Mysterious Stones Unearthed In Prehistoric Shelter

Posted 01.16.2013 | Science

Forget wands, talismen and cauldrons -- in Pre-Columbian Central America, it was all about magic rocks. An archaeologist and her colleagues have i...

PHOTOS: The Past And Future Shake Hands In Panama

Mark Chesnut | Posted 03.18.2013 | Travel
Mark Chesnut

In Panama City, high rise steel looms over tin roofs and street vendors compete with fancy restaurants, where the country's namesake hats don't look a bit out of place.

How To Live The Good Life For $1,000/Month

Suzan Haskins and Dan Prescher | Posted 03.16.2013 | Fifty
Suzan Haskins and Dan Prescher

Retirement in the States is getting more expensive all the time. But in the right places overseas, you can upgrade your lifestyle and live better than you can at home for a small fraction of the price.

How To Retire Overseas Part-Time

Kathleen Peddicord | Posted 03.11.2013 | Fifty
Kathleen Peddicord

You don't have to sell everything you own, say goodbye to everyone you've ever known, and take off for a new life in some distant and exotic place, never to be heard from again. That's not the only way to realize the benefits of retiring overseas. You could, rather, just dip a toe in.

A Look Back At Aviation In 2012

Christine Negroni | Posted 03.04.2013 | Travel
Christine Negroni

There's no better way to see the ebb and flow in the world of aviation than to go back and review the events of the past year. As I look at what I saw fit to write about in 2012, I appreciate the unconventional approach some airlines have taken in response to the rapid changes in the industry.

Panama Offers Six Top Retirement Havens In One

Kathleen Peddicord | Posted 02.11.2013 | Fifty
Kathleen Peddicord

For the potential retiree, Panama offers big and unequaled advantages. There's warm weather year-round and lots of sunshine; a low cost of living that gets lower the farther you travel outside Panama City; and a foreign-resident-friendly tax system, meaning it's possible to live and do business here 100 percent Panama tax-free.

I'm With Stupid: The Fiscal Benefits of Swapping Idaho for Samoa

Todd Hartley | Posted 01.16.2013 | Comedy
Todd Hartley

As of this writing, people in all 50 states had filed requests to secede from the union in the wake of the presidential election, and I have to say I ...

PHOTOS: James Bond Film Sites In Latin America

Mark Chesnut | Posted 01.07.2013 | Travel
Mark Chesnut

The National Institute of Culture in Panama City stood in for a fictional hotel in Bolivia.

It Takes Two to Trade

Nelson W. Cunningham | Posted 01.05.2013 | Politics
Nelson W. Cunningham

The next four years provide dramatic opportunities for trade liberalization across the Pacific and the Atlantic. Barack Obama will use those opportunities to build a durable bipartisan consensus on trade. Mitt Romney won't.

Jaguar Stalking In The Panama Jungle

Peter Mandel | Posted 12.16.2012 | Travel
Peter Mandel

The jaguar, which must be a dominant male, is padding steadily towards us around a bend on the path.

Obama, Romney 'Trade Pact' Malarkey vs. Reality: The Data Is In

Lori Wallach | Posted 12.15.2012 | Politics
Lori Wallach

In an election dominated by the urgent agenda of U.S. job creation, it is a sorry statement about the domination of corporate money in American elections that both presidential candidates tout NAFTA-style "free trade" deals.

Country That You Do Not Associate With Euro Really Wants To Adopt It

Reuters | Posted 12.15.2012 | Business

BERLIN (Reuters) - Panama would like to introduce the euro as legal tender alongside the U.S. dollar, President Ricardo Martinelli told German Chancel...