This is a great article I read in the Miami Herald. Starts with Silent Cal’s diplomacy failed abysmally, But Havana hookers liked him and Let’s not talk about the unnatural acts with Key lime pies !!! By Glenn Garvin No matter what Barack Obama does in Havana next month, his visit just isn’t going to […]
“The advantage of Costa Rica over Panama are the years of production. Costa Rica started producing pineapples at commercial volumes years before Panama started,” explains Gino Spadafora, president of Tropical Queen extra sweet pineapples from Panama. “We are the pioneer in pineapples from Panama with our first trials in 2000. Nowadays we have 500 […]
As reported in Al Jazeera, the Wounaan people are deploying drones and using GPS technology to get evidence of logging in their customary lands. Under the harsh light of a single bulb, with the jungle night dark behind him, Carlos Gomez held up a small, plastic globe and set it spinning. Thus began his first […]
Up to December 2015 4.429 more new vehicles were sold than in 2014, representing an increase of 7.3%. Total sales of new cars in Panama grew by 7.3% up to December 2015, going from 60,306 new cars sold in 2014 to 64,735 sold last year, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC). […]
As part of an old-fashioned commercial aviation policy, taxes, airport charges and costs in the region take a heavy toll on the price of low cost air tickets. Although the “low cost” airline Viva CAN announced that Costa Rica would be its hub for Central flights from 2016 with very competitive rates, Joe Mohan, CEO […]
Molas, a traditional textile craft, are made from layers of colored fabric that are stitched and cut using applique techniques to create patterns and pictures. They originated in Panama, with the women of the Kuna tribe in the San Blas islands. But they have fans worldwide. They’re in museum collections from the Smithsonian to the […]
The Panamanian government said on Tuesday it had agreed the cancellation of a $125 million radar contract with a subsidiary of Italy’s Finmeccanica SpA that had become mired in a dispute over alleged corruption. After flagging suspected bribery and saying the radar equipment did not meet requirements, the government last year sought the approval of […]
For meat lovers only please!! The supermarket chain Super Carnes bought the first contingent of eight tonnes to the Solis refrigerating company, one of the nine authorized to sell the meat in Panama. The first contingent of beef imported from the South American country has entered the country, after permission was gained to sell the […]
Aero Expo Panama Pacific will be held in Panama Pacific Airport in the former Howard base on April 21st and 22nd 2016, bringing together those involved in the Latin American aeronautical industry. The event aims to promote general and executive aviation, and present Panama as a regional hub for this industry. Yvan Boniface, director general […]
The state run oil company in Costa Rica registered losses above $24 million during the first nine months of 2015, despite having the highest prices in the region. In the first nine months of 2015 the Costa Rican Oil Refinery lost more than $24 million. The state run company, which has had a monopoly in […]