The Salvadoran sugar sector has exported the first 16,000 tonnes of a quota of 25,087 tonnes which corresponds to the country for 2014.
From a press release by the Ministry of Economy (MINEC):
El Salvador has exported 16 thousand tons of bulk sugar thanks to the Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union
The Ministry of Economy and the Sugar Association of El Salvador too part this May 13, in the dispatch in the Port of Acajutla, of the first ship carrying 16,000 metric tons of raw sugar as part of the El Salvador's quota for 2014 with the European Union. This delivery is part of the Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union (ADA), which came into force on 1 October for Costa Rica and El Salvador.
The increase in the export of sugar containers offset a decline in dry bulk cargo in 2013.
In 2013 the port of Acajutla in El Salvador recorded the movement of 179,303 TEUs, while in 2012 159,879 TEUs were recorded, which represents growth of 12 %.
"This growth can also be expressed in terms of the cargo that arrives inside containers. Roberto Mendoza, manager of the Port of Acajutla, explained that in this case the annual growth was 17.9%.
Cable & Wireless Panama acquired the company Cable Hogar, which served the province of Coclé.
The purchase of Cable Hogar comes shortly after another acquisition by C&W: Cable Unión, which provided cable services in Tocumen, Cerro Viento and Las Mañanitas.
“Roberto Mendoza, executive director of Cable & Wireless Panama, stated that by March they had 12.600 cable subscribers, after operating in this segment since December 2009”, reported Prensa.com.
51% of the country’s internet users are willing to change providers if they receive tempting alternative offers.
As for mobile telephony, 36% of the clients say they don’t mind changing providers.
An article in Elfinancierocr.com discusses the findings of a survey conducted among Costa Ricans by the University of Costa Rica. It provides insights as to how will internet and mobile phone users behave when the telecom market opens to new competitors.
Panama imported $190 million worth of mobile phones in 2008, at a time when Claro was not operating in the country and Digicel was just starting.
This industry is growing at rapid pace, fueled by the fast advances in technology, as new features are being added almost constantly: longer lasting batteries, internet navigation, video calls, GPS, etc.
Panama's mobile phone penetration stands at 115%, meaning that each Panamanian uses more than one device on average.