The National Commission for the Study and Prevention of Drug-Related Crimes (CONAPRED), will receive1.1 million dollars from the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), corresponding to 30% of the confiscations carried out during the periods 2018 to June 2019 and from July 2019, until November 2021, in compliance with Law 57 of September 17, 2013. […]
More than 40 years have passed since the coyote arrived in Panama, according to records from the Ministry of the Environment. In recent years, reports on the presence of coyotes have increased in the country’s agricultural and livestock areas, and this has been reflected in recent studies in 2019, where the spread of coyotes has […]
Issues such as bilateral relations, cooperation in energy infrastructure and economic and commercial cooperation were addressed during a meeting between Panamanian Foreign Minister Janaina Tewaney Mencomo and the main political adviser in the Office of the President of the Republic of Korea, Jang Sung-Min, Senior officials highlighted the historic relationship between Panama and Korea that […]
The government of Panama looks set to revoke the operating licence of the local unit of Digicel after receiving authorisation from the Cabinet Council last month. TeleGeography reports that Cabinet Resolution No. 140, made on 13th December 2022, advocated updating Clause 72 of Digicel Panama’s licence to make ‘mutual agreement’ an acceptable condition for its […]
The Minister of Public Works (MOP) has projected that 2023 will be a year of high execution in several projects in the country, where around $1.2 billion will be invested. Recently senior MOP officials carried out an inspection to verify the progress of the work of the study, design, construction and financing project for the […]
The Vice President of the Republic, José Gabriel Carrizo, attended the inauguration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which was held this Sunday, representing President Laurentino Cortizo. Carrizo explained that Panama will continue to strengthen good relations and cooperation with Brazil, for the benefit of both nations. Foreign Minister Janaina Tewaney joined the […]
The efforts to achieve equivalence to export Panamanian meat, dairy products and fruit products to the United States, climate change and strengthen phyto-zoosanitary systems; were some of the issues addressed during the visit made by the United States Ambassador to Panama, Mari Carmen Aponte, to the Minister of Agricultural Development, Augusto Valderrama. Minister Valderrama said […]
For years, Karla Cruz has searched New York City for dishes reminiscent of her childhood in Panama, like sancocho, tamales and carimañolas, but there was nothing that emulated those foods she loved. So she promised herself that if there was ever an opportunity, she’d open her own Panamanian restaurant. In New York City, where the […]
The Embassy of the United States and the City of Knowledge, together with the Panama American Center and the Panamanian Association of Astronomy Fans, launched their calendar of interactive activities to celebrate Space Week, promoting scientific curiosity, knowledge and innovation. Global Space Week is celebrated worldwide from October 4 to 10, and activities in the […]
Panama has recorded 290 homicides so far this year, up 19.3 percent from the same phase in 2021, 47 cases, a report by the Ministry of Public Security said today. According to the head of that portfolio, Juan Manuel Pino, the reduction in these crimes responds to actions taken to neutralize networks associated with drug […]