The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced that the first water-saving basin of the Agua Clara Locks’ upper chamber has been filled to the required level in order to begin testing the basin’s emptying and filling system to confirm it is watertight. Contractor Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC) will now proceed with filling the […]
Panama received 2.5 million tourists in 2015 and double the amount of foreign income received by Costa Rica from the 2.6 million who visited that country in the same year. The number of tourists who went to Panama in 2015 exceeded by 10.7% the amount recorded in 2014, according to the Tourism Authority of Panama. […]
Elida Moreno reports for Reuters of the newly announced completion date of the Panama Canal. PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – A new set of larger locks for the Panama Canal will be complete by the end of June, the waterway’s administrator said on Wednesday, after builders repaired cracks that had formed in the concrete walls. The […]
I met Kurt Muse here in Boquete when he visited us and spoke of his story. It was gut wrenching and you could see that his ordeal affected him greatly even to this day. I am looking forward to seeing the movie when it comes out as the book Sixty Minutes to Freedom was incredible. […]
The Master Plan includes 90 stations to provide transport service for Panama City and its metropolitan area: San Miguelito, Arraiján and La Chorrera. The director of the Panama Metro, Roberto Roy presented the master plan for the Metro which proposes a network of eight lines planned for 2040, which includes line 1 which is in […]
National transporters announced that they will go on strike on February 15 in order to assert pressure because of the outsourcing of cargo from the CFZ to international companies. The National Chamber of Cargo Transportation is preparing a strike in conjunction with the Truck Drivers Syndicate of Chiriqui, which on several occasions has expressed its […]
The objective is to determine what part of the 325 hectares incorporated into the Airport will be dedicated to the City Airport project. A Master Plan will determine which areas will be maintained as part of the administration of Tocumen Airport and which will be given in concession or sale, with a view to the […]
TY Lin International Panama won the contract to provide technical assistance to the project management of the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal, in the amount of $17.8 million. The Ministry of Public Works in Panama awarded the contract to $17,797,040 for the procurement of consulting services for strategic planning to provide technical assistance to […]
Using a mobile application travelers arriving at Tocumen airport can carry out security pre-checks up to two weeks before arriving in the country. This is a great advance in the procedure here in Panama. The digital system can be used by Panamanians and foreigners on computers, tablets and mobile phones, allowing travelers to enter their […]
The Costa Rican company Meco will be responsible for the renovation and upgrading of the pavement on the main runway at Tocumen International Airport, under contract for $12 million. Constructora Meco won the contract to renovate and upgrade the pavement on the main track at Tocumen International Airport, Panama, worth close to $12 million, according […]