Panama’s president Ricardo Martinelli has been in the news recently with interviews on Fox and a recent article in Time magazine where he is portrayed as a strong leader who runs the country like he runs his company Super 99, one of Panama’s leading grocery store chains. This article that I read is another testament […]
OK, besides my home town of Boquete here in the western highlands of Panama…………………. The next hot spot is emerging and the town is starting to take shape as a community like Boquete which is now shared by locals with a lively expat community. Pedasi is a place that I have mentioned often before and a place that I visit whenever I […]
November in Panama has lots of Independence celebrations. On November 3 is celebrated the Independence of Panama from Colombia in 1903, also known as Colon Day, that jumpstarts Panama’s Patriotic Month. While on November 10 is the day that Panamanians remember the ‘uprising in Villa Los Santos’ against the Spaniards; and finally on November 28 […]
The new Cinta Costera or coastal highway in the City is another huge project that was completed last year and is expanding again next year. The best news thus far is the governments consideration of the old City or Casco Antiguo, a UNNESCO world heritage site, is the proposal to tunnel under the city as […]
Here is an example of another wave of openings representing over $56 Million in invesment and a focus on the ever growing business market in Panama. Having just returned from the City last week, I can tell you this sector is exploding and despite it being off season, the Courtyard Marriott at Multiplaza mall was […]
As reported before by my friend Sam Taliaferro, here is another area where we could use some help, perhaps from all those graduates looking for jobs back in the States. There will be plenty of openings here as all the hotels open for business over the coming years. 12,700 new hotel rooms and few skilled […]
Sometimes business has to wait and people gotta have fun and fun we had last night!! Halloween was in full swing last night here in Boquete at the Ladera Hotel and there were some pretty spooky people who showed up. I even saw the devil get my wife and she was supposed to be “Lucky”. […]
A short presentation of Lifestyle and Real Estate in Bocas del Toro, Panama Most of the people that I have heard from in the US that are moving here to Panama voice concerns over the economy, the government and the rising costs of living. Many people are looking for a place in the sun where […]
It is hard to believe that we are nearing the end of October and with it begins the Holiday Season already. While we dust off our costumes for Halloween parties, and make plans for Thanksgiving with family and friends, Christmas is right around the corner and the New Year will be here before we know it. […]
GDP Outlook: Panama Leads Latin America As reported by my friends at Latin Business Chronicle, “Panama will have Latin America’s highest economic growth the next five years, according to a Latin Business Chronicle analysis of new forecasts from the International Monetary Fund.” “PANAMA: LATIN AMERICAN STAR Panama’s economy will grow an average of 6.6 percent the next five years. […]