Restoring forests. Monitoring the loss of individual trees. Using biological fertilizers. Working with communities. What do all of these have in common? Innovative approach helps developed and developing countries find ways to preserve forests and slow the pace and impact of climate change. Latin American countries, such as Chile, El Salvador and Mexico, are taking […]
Managers of airports around the world discussed here this week the establishment of strategies and routes to address sustainable traffic growth in the coming years. The Director General of the Assembly, Conference and Exhibition of the Airports Council International (ACI), Javier Martinez, stressed in statements to the press the importance of aviation as a generator […]
Panama’s head of state, Juan Carlos Varela, announced on Thursday that he will travel to Cuba on September 9 with a delegation of businessmen of his country, with the main objective of boosting trade between the two nations. According to information provided by the Prensa Latina news agency, the president also informed that another aspect […]
Manzanillo International Terminal-Panama (MIT) received four new ZPMC Super Post-Panamax gantry cranes (with 25 container rows on deck) as part of MIT’s $270M new expansion plan that will increase MIT’s handling capacity to 4M TEU up from the existent capacity of 2.5M TEU. Upon commissioning, expected by October 2015, a total of 11 post-Panamax and […]
Photo by Permanently Panama The government plans to extend the incentives of the law 41 other multinational companies not included in the original text, such as the manufacturing sector. Nestor Gonzalez, vice minister of Foreign Trade, told Anpanama.com that “… the law currently only provides incentives to companies that set up back office operations, and […]
I have read Path Between the Seas and a number of other books about life and the wonders of Panama including a recent one called Banana People which I truly loved. I think that Goliath will be my next read. These books are especially interesting as they speak of parts of the country I live […]
I read a very interesting article written by Mike “Mish” Shedlock about how we may have reached a tipping point that we have never seen before considering the many current events unfolding before us. I say it again, I am glad that if I have to watch it happen, I am glad it is from […]
Panama’s Canal could move about 5 to 6 percent more cargo than forecast in the 2014/15 fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, the administrator of the waterway said on Saturday. Jorge Quijano, head of the Panama Canal Authority, told reporters he expected to close the year with more than 330 million tons of cargo, above […]
Gay rights activists in Panama presented a bill to lawmakers that would make hate crimes against gays, lesbians and transsexuals illegal-and punishable by up to a year in jail. “What we want is for the Panamanian state to recognize our sexual orientation and gender identity, so we can be citizens legally speaking,” said Ricardo Beteta. […]
Sun International pulled out all the cost-cutting stops to offset tough trading conditions in its South African market but was tripped up by a poor start at its new casino in Panama and foreign exchange losses in Nigeria. Reporting results for the financial year to end-June, CEO Graeme Stephens said Sun would have reported a […]