Panama burns more than 11 tons of illegal drugs


News from Panama

Don’t get too close and definitely not down wind!! Reuters reports on this operation. Authorities in Panama have burned more than 11 tons of drugs seized from various anti-narcotics operations from across the country. Footage shows packages of illicit substances being broken up by authorities using machetes. The cache, which was gathered over two months […]

October 21, 2015

Panama Canal Update: A New Era Beckons


News from Panama

The Panama Canal Authority has released its October, 2015 update of the Panama Canal Expansion project via YouTube, which shows the project’s most up-to-date position for the construction of a third set of locks. The overall project is now 94% completed, with the progress of the third set of locks being 93% completed. The electro-mechanical […]

October 21, 2015

Welcome to my world


News from Panama

The words came crashing into my ears!  Here I was sitting in a restaurant in Panama City with my friend Kent Davis from Panama Equity who I have collaborated on several real estate deals.  I was telling him about the 40 minute ride to the restaurant from the US Embassy that would normally take 15 […]

October 21, 2015

Island Time !


News from Panama

It has been a busy selling season coupled with building 5 homes and getting our son off to college. We were in the mood for a little Island time away from everything.  What better place to do this than Isla Palenque where Susie and I have enjoyed many stays with our good friend Ben Loomis […]

October 21, 2015

FACTA and Proper Reporting


News from Panama

My friend for over 30 years in Miami runs one of the leading International Tax Law Offices in the world. For Immediate Release Cantor & Webb to Work with Markit  CTI Tax Solutions Expanding ability to address FATCA, CRS, Tax Withholding and Compliance Issues Miami, FL – October 13, 2015 – Cantor & Webb will […]

October 13, 2015

Panama’s fugitive ex-president ordered out of Paraguay


News from Panama

Ricardo Martinelli, facing eleven different criminal charges in his native Panama, including human rights violations, insider trading, and massive corruption allegations, has been ordered by the government of Paraguay to leave the country immediately. The former president of Panama has been living in an estate in Paraguay that he covertly purchased while in office, since […]

October 13, 2015

Panama Supreme Court justice accuses Martinelli over illegal spying


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A Panamanian Supreme Court justice investigating wiretapping allegations against former President Ricardo Martinelli has found sufficient evidence to link the ex-head of state to the purported eavesdropping on some 150 people during his administration, judiciary officials said. Justice Harry Diaz presented a writ to the high court detailing his findings against Martinelli, who left Panama […]

October 13, 2015