SOUTHCOM Commander Meets with Leaders in Panama


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The commander of U.S. Southern Command,?U.S. Army General Laura J. Richardson, visited Panama June 14-16, to meet with leaders and reaffirm the close security partnership between the United States and Panama and visit the humanitarian and disaster relief exercise led by the Coordination Center for the Prevention of Disasters in Central America and the Dominican […]

June 23, 2023

Panama’s Geisha coffee sets new quality record


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Panama’s Geisha coffee sets new quality record Five of the 18 international judges from Australia, China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Bulgaria, and the United States gave their Geisha cups 100 points, The Geisha, luxury coffee set a new quality record among specialty coffees, with 96.50 points, in the XXVII International Tasting of the Best of […]

June 17, 2023

To save jaguars, he acts like a jaguar


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In Panama, jaguars in fragmented territory have clashed with local ranchers and livestock. Now a National Geographic Explorer has a plan to turn the embattled species and ranchers into unlikely allies. What started as a leisurely walk through the rainforest has transformed into a punishing slog as the terrain grows more rugged and steep. At […]

June 17, 2023

Entrepreneurs train to promote tourism in Azuero


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A total of 50 entrepreneurs whose business model focuses on hostels, tourist guides, restaurants, agrotourism experiences, among others, completed their training in the Re-Actívate Panama Tourism program, for the strengthening of tourism entrepreneurship and innovation in Pedasí, and the productive reactivation of the Azuero Peninsula. This training was divided into stages, the 50 entrepreneurs chosen […]

June 16, 2023

Panama wants its own satellite


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Yesterday the Cube-Sat project was announced, which seeks to create the first Panamanian satellite, with the launch scheduled for 2025. The satellite will not be placed in orbit until the necessary studies and tests are carried out, which is expected to occur in December of this year. The project is expected to be in the construction and assembled phase by the middle of next year. The Panamanian Cube-Sat will receive funding from […]

June 16, 2023