The Tourism Authority is proposing tougher actions against casual vacation rentals, raising current fines and reducing the time it takes to impose sanctions. The draft law which aims to create tougher sanctions for those renting homes to tourists will be presented to cabinet ministers in the coming weeks, according to statements made to Prensa.com by […]
Learn how the Emirates Airbus A380 and Jetman Dubai flew together in a breathtaking formation flight over Dubai to make aviation history, in this exclusive behind the scenes video. The Emirates A380 and the Jetman Dubai duo recently took to the skies of Dubai for an extraordinary formation flight which showcased just how far aviation […]
Panama raised its terror alert level last Saturday in reaction to the deadly attacks in Paris, ramping up security at its strategic canal and other sensitive locations, the president said. “Security has been increased at airports, the canal and some diplomatic legations,” President Juan Carlos Varela said a day after terror attacks in the French […]
A Cuban displays his passport at the Panama border crossing at Paso Canoas, Coast Rica, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. To cheers from a large crowd of Cuban migrants, Costa Rica on Saturday reopened its border with Panama after a sudden tightening in its immigration policy had left more than 1,200 of them stranded there. Like […]
Nov 13 Consumer prices in Panama slipped in October for the second month in a row, dragged down by cheaper cell phone, alcohol, and gasoline prices, official data showed on Friday. Compared with October 2014, prices fell by 0.4 percent, just below September’s 0.5 percent dip. On a monthly basis, consumer prices slid 0.1 percent.
Panama will attend the Climate Summit and its delegation will be led by President Juan Carlos Varela, who will arrive in Paris on November 28, despite the emergency current situation in France due to the terrorist attacks. The announcement, made by the president himself when addressing reporters, included statements about the latest events in the […]
After reading Path Between the Seas, I decided that like Teddy, I would visit Panama during the height of rainy season unlike Ferdinand de Lesseps who brought potential stock holders in the failed Panama Canal Company to Panama in January during dry season. On this day in 1906, Theodore Roosevelt, became the first U.S. chief […]
So here I was wondering how good this place was going to be so I stopped by for a look. Well, Susie and I were not disappointed!! Retrogusto is probably one of the best restaurants in Boquete and certainly the best in Italian cuisine. The moment we entered we were greeted by Chef Davide and […]
Wow, what a way to see the City. Brandon Mikesell, a 28-year-old daredevil from Seattle, jumped out of a helicopter at 4,000 feet. If that wasn’t terrifying enough, he was wearing a wingsuit, and proceeded to weave his way through Panama City’s skyscrapers at 130 mph. Mikesell filmed the whole thing with a GoPro attached […]
Antoine Albeau sets a new world record of 53.27 knots at this year’s Lüderitz Speed. Click on the pic to see the video, this is smoking hot!! In 2012, we watched the sailing speed record world shaken, with a raft of world records coming out of that year’s Lüderitz Speed Challenge and surrounding Namibian waters. […]