God, I can’t wait to get back on the ocean and go to Coiba Island, the largest pacific island south of Vancouver and just a couple of hours by boat from Boca Chica, our favorite coastal town near home. Crossing a 23-kilometer stretch of ocean from mainland Panama to Coiba, the largest offshore island in […]
Ranching in Panama dates back to the 1500s, when Spanish settlers decided that cattle were the agricultural commodity that grew best in the tropical climate. However, this tradition has severely deforested the tropical nation and depleted its soil resources too, twin problems that are worsening in tandem with the effects of climate change. However, the […]
Increased demand for cleaning products, the use of e-commerce as a purchasing channel and the preference for functional foods are some of the new trends that will prevail in the medium and long term, once the pandemic is overcome. According to a study prepared by the Foreign Trade Promoter of Costa Rica (Procomer), the outbreak […]
I have been getting calls from people eager to come to Panama once the airlines are back in business here. COPA is scheduled to begin flying the first week of June so that is a target we are looking at to open up a number of businesses here in Panama. Funny, the calls that I am […]
Starmaya. Centroamericano. H1. These are names those serious about their coffee should get to know, as hybrid varieties may be the coffees of the future. Despite the abundance of specialty beans available today — familiar coffees include Arabica from Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala, and beyond — experts agree the coffee landscape is fundamentally changing. Climate change […]
“And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new ways of being, and were still. And listened more deeply. Some meditated, some prayed, some danced. Some met their shadows. And the people began to think differently. And the people healed. And, […]
The maritime, logistics and port sectors never stop; they are a constant source of income which supplies an important economic contribution to the nation. Proof of this is the Panama Maritime Authority’s (PMA) position as the third institution in monetary contributions to the Panamanian State. For this reason, after all the pertinent consultations have been […]
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Measuring sales performance, observing trends and anticipating the impact that the crisis will have on the market in which each company operates has never been more important, and in this context, accurate data management and analysis becomes essential. “… Twelve years ago, in the midst of the economic downturn in 2008, British Airways (BA) was […]
The Coast Guard stopped a drug smuggling operation, April 13, in international waters northeast of Panama. A Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew, forward deployed with the Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba (WMEC-907), spotted a suspect fishing vessel with five people aboard. The cutter Escanaba crew sent a small boat crew to […]