The Contest Seeks for Panama’s Best Influencer; This Innovative Action Will Allow a Traveler to Compete With 4 Influencers Shortlisted by the Tourism Authority of Panama for a Week and Explore the Tourist Attractions of the Country. The action looks for someone who could connect the country to the world through the use of social […]
UK aid: The revelation will anger Tory backbenchers who have criticized David Cameron for committing to spend 0.7 per cent of the national income on aid every year UK paid out £45m to 13 countries on tax haven ‘blacklist’ in just one year Campaigners estimate use of offshore havens costs Treasury £18b a year […]
Ellen Tumbarella is seeking donations to help fund her trip to Panama where she will provide medical care to the region’s citizens. Tumbarella is a 2012 Howell High School graduate. At Grand Valley, she is studying biomedical sciences and chemistry with a pre-med emphasis. She hopes to one day become a pediatric surgeon. Her interest in […]
Cuba and Panama expressed on Wednesday in this capital their purpose of expanding and strengthening bilateral exchanges, in a business forum held in connection with the visit to the island of representatives of over twenty Panamanian companies. In the presence of Ileana Nuñez, deputy minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, Omar Fernandez, general secretary of […]
The Northern Sea Route (NSR) and Panama Canal transits to Asia are forecast to become major shipping trade lanes for LNG transportation, offering a faster and cheaper means of delivering LNG to the Far East as compared with via the Atlantic. By 2025, the NSR and Panama Canal transits to Asia could account for 11.25m […]
Dimitri Ehrlich writes for the Huff Post and has a great comparison of our beautiful Casco. Like Keith Richards, Casco Viejo has an appealing mix of wealth, decay and glamour. The old capital of Panama, Casco is one of those strange places that’s changing so fast it’s hard to say what the neighborhood is. Just […]
The business sector recognizes the need to implement the standards required to be removed from the gray list, but is calling for flexibility so that businesses are not harmed. Without calling into question the need for the country to implement and enforce the rules on transparency, financial sector companies are insisting that authorities provide them […]
So my friend asked me “are you going to stop eating steak”. Hell no I said, like eggs are bad for you and salt is bad for you it comes down to how much and how often and I like an occasional steak thank you very much! Here is another editorial I found of interest […]
Because of the short time frame and costs required to make the change, businesses are asking for the enforcement of the obligation to withhold 50% Transfer Tax on Goods and Services to be postponed. From a statement issued by the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama (CCIAP): (Panama, October 26, 2015) The Chamber […]
Great movie Mutiny on the Bounty but not such a good scene in Costa Rica. Here is a good editorial on the subject. A ship’s captain is the person legitimately appointed to rule the ship, and must not relinquish power to rebellious sailors who want to set a course that serves their own interests and […]