First Quantum Minerals said on Thursday it would suspend public tours of its shuttered copper mine in Panama after the country’s president said the Canadian miner should not give the impression that the site is operational. In a regular press conference earlier on Thursday, President Jose Raul Mulino said there had been no discussion with […]
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP.TO), opens new tab said on Wednesday it and U.S.-based Lanco Group have sold the Panama Canal Railway Company to a unit of Denmark’s Maersk (MAERSKb.CO), opens new tab, one of the world’s largest container shipping groups. The Canadian railway company did not disclose terms of the deal, but added the deal would help […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Friday, April 4, that it has not had a response from the Nicaraguan authorities so that former President Ricardo Martinelli can move to this country. Given this situation, no extension was granted to the safe conduct and the former president will remain in asylum in the Nicaraguan embassy in Panama. “As a result of the lack of response, […]
Cabinet Council approved Bill No. ° 14.25, which formalizes a Framework Cooperation Agreement with Guatemala, the largest economy in Central America, with a GDP of approximately US$104 billion and 17.6 million inhabitants. The agreement will boost strategic sectors such as trade, agribusiness, energy, tourism, science and technology, with the aim of encouraging investments and boosting […]
The 2025 edition of the Panamax exercise includes maneuvers with special forces and the arrival of American planes and ships, in a context marked by geopolitical tensions and Washington’s interest in regaining influence on the interoceanic route. The security forces of Panama and the United States carry out the joint Panamax 2025 exercise with simulations of defense and […]
The Maritime Authority of Panama (AMP), reported on Tuesday on the measures that are still being implemented to purify its merchant fleet and send a message of the solidity and experience of the country with a leading record with more than 100 years of experience. Meanwhile, the deputy administrator of the AMP, Alexander De Gracia […]
Panama’s National Ministry of Energy has called for a public tender for the contracting of long-term renewable energy, in order to guarantee more stable and competitive prices for electricity service. The tender, which will be managed by the Empresa de Transmisión Eléctrica, S.A. (ETESA), will require the presentation of the corresponding specifications before October 31, […]
The President of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, said on Thursday that he held a “very positive” meeting with a bipartisan delegation of the US Congress that visited the country, to which he explained about the reality of the Interoceanic Channel and was thus able to “deny many of the things” that have been poured in recent months against the administration of […]
President José Raúl Mulino announced that he will initiate consultations with his work team on the issue of the Copper Mine, while reporting on the visit of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, and denied a possible tax reform or tax increase. The Panamanian president assured that his government has not yet had confirmation of the suspension […]
The Panamanian organization Green Tide and the global initiative The Ocean Cleanup have joined forces to launch the Seven Basins Project, with the aim of significantly reducing the waste that reaches the Bay of Panama through the rivers of the capital. Panama Bay, a protected area and Ramsar site, faces a growing threat from plastic […]