Uncategorized

Panamanian high court rules 20-year contract for controversial copper mine unconstitutional

Panama’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a 20-year concession for a Canadian copper mine that has been the focus of widespread environmental protests was unconstitutional. Opponents of the Cobre Panama mine argued it would damage a forested coastal area and threaten water supplies. The announcement of the nine-member court’s […]

Read More

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattles Barbados

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck near the eastern Caribbean island of Barbados on Tuesday. No immediate damage was reported. ICELAND VOLCANIC ERUPTION WATCH: OFFICIAL SAYS AUTHORITIES COULD GET AS LITTLE AS ‘30 MINUTES NOTICE’ The quake occurred some 30 miles south-southwest of the capital of Bridgetown at a depth of […]

Read More