The Tourism Authority will publish a new specification after the initial tender was declared void because the only bidders belonged to the same conglomerate. The evaluation committee appointed by the Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP) has annulled the act of tendering design services and production of an advertising campaign, development of media plans, patterns in […]
Plots and other relevant information needed to advance in the building of the Higher Institute of Agriculture are now ready, with a required investment of $60 million. The construction of the Higher Institute of Agriculture could start in the middle of this year, according to information given to Telemetro by the Agricultural Development Minister, Jorge […]
The Government of the Republic of Panama rejected statements in which the country is described as a tax haven, saying such descriptions do not reflect the efforts carried out by the country to modernize and update the national financial and services markets. Panama’s consul in Malta, John A. Gauci-Maistre, forwarded a statement issued by the […]
The organization has rejected Panama’s attempt to implement automatic exchange of tax information using a different system to the standard used by the organization. The General Secretariat of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) understood the proposal put forward by Panama to exchange tax information through bilateral agreements as moving away from its […]
GUPC, the consortium building the new Panama Canal locks, said that in the next two months it would conduct more than 2,000 trials in the Pacific and Caribbean sectors of the expanded waterway, focusing on gates, valves, electric power and control systems. Some systems are already being operated from the control towers and the buildings […]
Trade agreements have been set after a state delegation in Panama secured the agreement for $200 million in Missouri goods over the next five years, Gov. Nixon is leading the delegation. “This agreement with Panama is further evidence that our focus on emerging economies can expand Missouri’s exports around the world, grow our economy and […]
Another International carrier has added Panama to it’s list of destinations for direct flights. Lufthansa has launched a nonstop service between Frankfurt, Germany, and Panama City. Eastbound flight LH 485 will leave Panama City at 18:45 local time this evening, and is due to land in Frankfurt at 11:35 local time tomorrow. Lufthansa will be […]
Click on the above picture to see aerial video. Views from this beautiful mountain home are outstanding and can be seen from almost every room. The view up to the home from below gives you some idea of the size and beauty of this property and the gardens. Built by a well known builder in […]
Così Inc. has entered into an agreement with Fast Casual Panamá S. de RL to develop five franchised Così restaurants in the Republic of Panamá. The first will open later this year, according to a company press release. The principals of Fast Casual Panamá S. de RL also own Fast Casual Ltda., which owns and […]
Mardis Gras has come and gone, the Northern hemisphere lies in silent snowy slumber, and college students struggle through mid-semester blues. It’s not a time of great merriment – unless you’re one of the lucky partiers in Central and South America. Their golden hour of summer has only begun to diminish, and, in the spirit […]