The National Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation (Senacyt) and the City of Knowledge Foundation (FCDS) have launched the project “Mangrove sentinels of climate change: monitoring, vulnerability and resilience of marine-coastal ecosystems in the Bays of Panama and Chame.” The main objective of the initiative is to implement a comprehensive program of monitoring mangroves in […]
With the aim of managing the IP traffic exchange node in Panama and related activities that result in the common benefit of its membership and other actors involved in this regard, InteRed has signed an agreement with Panama Digital Gateway for the installation of an Internet Exchange Point (IXP) in the Sparkle data center in […]
The Authority for the Attraction of Investments and Promotion of Exports of Panama (Propanama) highlighted this Friday that the country ranks eighth globally in terms of opening for businesses in a classification published by the American US News. “The report, prepared based on parameters such as commercial opening, economic stability, regulatory environment and other critical factors, confirms […]
With the recent arrival of flight AB317 at Tocumen International Airport (AIT), Avianca has marked a milestone by reopening a new route that connects the skies of Panama with El Salvador International Airport. This new connection offers travelers seven frequencies per week, operated on modern Airbus A320 aircraft with capacity for up to 180 passengers, […]
According to the information provided by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Panama is the fastest growing economy in Latin America throughout 2023. However, the economies of the region continued to slow down this year and the prospects for next year are not encouraging. This year it will close with a […]
Experts and leaders of the tourism industry will meet at the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) from January 24 to 28, 2024, in the new edition of FITURTECHY, which will be the epicenter of the latest trends and avant-garde solutions for tourism. This edition of FITURTECHY, which is the section of FITUR dedicated to innovation, the […]
At the end of 2023, Latin America and the Caribbean projects that the volume of air passengers will reach 708 million by the end of 2023, 3% more than in 2019, according to Rafael Echevarne, general director of the International Council of Airports, Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC), during the Annual Assembly, Conference and […]
In order to strengthen the fight against illicit trade in Panama, Colombia and Ecuador, the III High Level Meeting of the Public-Private Regional Alliance “COEPA” was held in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, and thus to publicize the latest initiatives of friendly nations to face organized crime, one of the great scourges of these times. […]
We’ve all heard of human rights and civil rights, but what about the rights of nature? A growing global movement is working to give plants, animals and ecosystems some of the same legal protections as humans, and in some countries, it’s leading to new legislation. Panama is one of the only nations in the […]
World of Coffee is heading to Panama. The country renown for producing some of the best coffee in the world—or the most expensive at least—has been named as the host nation for the Specialty Coffee Association’s premier event in 2026. Announced via press release on Monday, December 11th, World of Coffee Panama will take place in October […]