Alex Solis’s name added to Panama pride


News from Panama

Panama has produced quite a few great jockeys and Alex Solis is the latest to join his fellow countrymen in the North American Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame. Alex Solis, raised on a farm outside Panama City, was asked earlier this week if he knew how many of his fellow countrymen had preceded him into […]

August 12, 2014

Investment in Panama’s Tourism Sector


News from Panama

New hotels are popping up all over Panama as reported by the Tourism Authority. In the first half the year the Tourism Authority of Panama granted 33 permits for the establishment of new hotels and 11 new licenses to travel agencies. $102.8 million is the total amount invested in the first six months of the […]

August 12, 2014

On the Edge of the Ocean – Bocas del Mar


News from Panama

Susie and I decided to spend some more time at our friends place over the Christmas Holidays and we must say, Bocas del Mar is a step above the rest and brings European standards to Panama.  They have added rooms and now have 16 to choose from including the Premier Suite that we stayed in.  […]

January 7, 2014

The Panama Canal will float your boat


News from Panama

In a great article in USA Today, people on a cruise explore the Panama Canal from the perspective of a Celebrity Cruise line ship that makes the transit. PANAMA CANAL, Panama — It’s barely an hour after daybreak when the Celebrity Millennium enters Balboa Harbor near Panama City, leaving the Pacific Ocean behind, but already […]

October 29, 2013

Panama – Now and Looking forward to 2014


News from Panama

My friend David Stubbs wrote a great article in the Live and Invest Overseas blog on his perspective of Panama.  David is a major developer in Costa Rica where he currently lives.  He now does business in Panama where he and Lief Simon are developing the Los Islotes project in the Azuero and in this […]

October 22, 2013

Ritz-Carlton to open a Ritz Reserve on Pearl Island


News from Panama

Ritz Carlton describes the Reserve resort as “A discovery of cultural riches that awaits you in the most breathtaking corners of the world”.  They have resorts in Phulay Bay in the Philippines, Muscat in Oman, Tamuda Bay in Morocco, and a few locations in this hemisphere.  Joining the ranks will be Pearl Island here in […]

October 9, 2013

Best Places to Retire in the World


News from Panama

A friend of mine has established a great web site for potential expats to seek out and research where the right for place might be for them to retire.  Interesting that he chose Panama as the first place to establish his research.  And even more interesting is his choice of Boquete as a main region.  […]

September 18, 2013