The newly appointed United States ambassador to Panama, Kevin Marino Cabrera, could arrive in the country at the end of April, President José Raúl Mulino announced. Mulino detailed that, along with Marino Cabrera, 8 other ambassadors will arrive who are in the process of submitting credentials for approval. “I think the new United States ambassador will arrive in […]
Italian billionaire Gianluigi Aponte’s family-run business is emerging as the lead investor of a group seeking to buy 43 ports from conglomerate CK Hutchison (0001.HK), opens new tab, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Aponte family’s Terminal Investment Ltd (TIL), which manages a diverse portfolio of container terminals according to […]
The Ministry of Health (Minsa), through its National Directorate of Medicines and Supplies, announced the incorporation of 20 new medicines to the drug program with reduced prices in public pharmacies. With this third phase, the list reaches a total of 60 available medicines with discounts of up to 94% with respect to commercial market prices. The measure seeks to facilitate access to essential treatments for […]
The La Niña phenomenon, which was experienced during the first quarter and part of this month of April, has come to an end for this season, according to NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States. This same agency had issued an alert on January 9, because a constant cooling was observed […]
A specialized plane from the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) flew over the rainforests of Panama and Costa Rica last February to create an “algorithm” that will help “better understand tropical ecosystems through remote satellite sensors in the future.” The Smithsonian Institute of Tropical Research (STRI) in Panama reported on Tuesday that […]
From May 21 to 23, 2025, Panama will host the V STIC Conference | RootedCON Congress Chapter Panama, a leading international event in the field of cybersecurity, which will be held at the Panama Convention Center (Amador), in Panama City, for the second consecutive year in the country. This fifth edition of the event will […]
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) reaffirmed its commitment to the adoption and application of international regulations to reduce the environmental footprint of the maritime sector during the first regional workshop “Maritime decarbonization through technological energy efficiency solutions”. “We are committed to moving towards cleaner, more efficient maritime transport aligned with international standards,” said Volney Guinard, […]
Authorities from Panama and Costa Rica met in Paso Canoas as part of the strategy to develop the future railway integration between both countries, through the construction of the Panama-David-Frontera Train, which seeks to extend to Costa Rican territory. As part of a working tour in Chiriquí, the general secretary of the Panama Railway, Henry […]
The flow of irregular migrants through the Darién to the north has decreased by 99%, according to Panama’s Deputy Minister of Public Security, Luis Felipe Icaza, during a meeting with his Costa Rican counterpart, Mario Zamora Cordero. This reduction is attributed to the strategies implemented by the Panamanian Government and to the so-called “reverse migratory […]
Experts questioned the attitude of the Panamanian authorities, who consider the Neutrality Treaty to be violent “Refunds” to warships that pass through the Channel, agreements to increase the presence of US military troops in the country and public repudiation of China. In return, there is not even a firm commitment that there will be no military […]