Assembly suspends debate on the mining contract


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The Trade Commission of the National Assembly decided not to continue with the discussion, in the first debate, of bill 1043 that establishes the contract between the State and Minera Panama.  With a vote of five in favor and four against, the commission chose, in addition to suspending the discussion in the first debate, to […]

September 30, 2023

Costa Rica President to Visit Panama Amid Migration Crisis


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Costa Rica’s President Rodrigo Chaves will visit Panama’s Darien Gap in early October in an effort to contain a migrant crisis, both countries said on Saturday. Panama’s Minister of Public Security Juan Pino and his Costa Rican counterpart, Mario Zamora, on Saturday visited communities in the dangerous stretch of jungle, where thousands of migrants pass […]

September 30, 2023

Panama expects to leave the FATF list in October


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Panama has fully complied with all the actions that should be done and good results have been achieved. The Minister of Economy and Finance (MEF), Héctor Alexander, said that Panama hopes to leave the list of the Financial Action Group (FATF)in the month of October. According to the minister, Panama has fully complied with all the actions that should […]

September 30, 2023

Law on noise control measures in Panama is approved


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The Law, known as initiative 751, was approved in the second debate in the National Assembly, it aims to establish a legal basis that regulates noise standards. This measure responds to numerous complaints related to the negative effects of noise on public health and social coexistence. It is mentioned that there will be administrative provisions […]

September 29, 2023

Missionary Congress gathers more than 12,000 visitors at the Panama Convention Center


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The Panama Metro with the adoption of payment with contactless Mastercard and VISA cards, envisages attracting more passengers to the public transport system, both national and tourists, since in just seven months it has registered more than one million trips. This figure reflects not only the successful adoption of the implementation of contactless payment technology, […]

September 23, 2023