Arabica and Robusta prices went in opposite directions this month, with Arabica prices dropping back down after March’s rally, while Robusta increased to the highest monthly average since November. From the “Report on the coffee market in April 2016” by the International Coffee Organization: Arabica and Robusta prices went in opposite directions this month, with […]
The University of Panama is putting out to tender studies, design, construction and equipment of university campuses in Antennas and San Miguelito. “The contractor will be responsible for demolishing, dismantling, weeding and clearing obstacles, and removing topsoil at the site within the perimeter of the building. They must replant on the ground all borders with […]
Here is a report by Argelis Moreno De Ducreux, Leader, Liner Services Segment, Executive Vice Presidency for Planning and Business Development from the Panama Canal Authority. Transportation development and new technologies are impacting the trade of perishable goods in refrigerated containers, known as reefers. With an increase in consumption of these goods, reefer trade is […]
Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela attended a ceremony to mark the 140th anniversary of the Central American country’s first synagogue. “The Jewish presence in Panama was born committed to the fate of this small nation, and that heritage has been enriched throughout the history of the country to the present day”, Varela said last week […]
Panama have never been this good. And they’ve never been on a stage like Copa America Centenario. Panama have never played in a World Cup and they have never played in Copa America. Click on the picture above to see the video. I am stoked!! Their entire competitive international soccer existence, at least at the […]
The Panama Canal is getting even larger, and its growth could change how the world moves goods. And that could end up costing Seattle and Tacoma a lot of money and jobs. A Washington delegation who traveled to Central America to see the new Panama Canal expansion and assess the possible impact on our state’s […]
Here is a great story in Forbes written by Steve Forbes on his perspective on Panama which cuts through all the hoopla that has dominated the press recently. SAY “PANAMA” these days and the word “papers” quickly comes to mind. Too bad. I recently visited this small Central American country and saw firsthand what is […]
Catherine Shoichet at CNN reports on the Panama program underway to fly thousands of Cuban migrants to the U.S.-Mexico border as part of a deal with Panama. The first group of 238 Cuban migrants arrived Monday in the border city of Juarez on two flights from Panama, Mexico’s foreign ministry said in a statement. […]
Yellow Fin Tuna are thick these days and reports of 10 and 20 fish caught are coming in every day now. Time to go fishing!! What a beautiful sight! Hannibal Bank is live with bait balls everywhere and the Tuna are all lit up. We have had them literally banging into the boat.
On October 9, 1913, President Woodrow Wilson opened the Panama Canal by dynamiting the final dikes holding the water at bay. He did it from the comfort of the White House, keying a telegraph transmitter that set off the explosion from over 2,000 miles away. In the 103 years since Wilson pushed that button, the […]